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Originally posted by mezzir i needed a new bulb for my little desk lamp that i mainly use just for a spotlight for silly lil photoshoots i do in my dorm room, and i got a 100watt bulb cause i didn't know exactly what kind and on the lamp it says to reduce the risk of fire, use 60 watt bulbs does it mean fire hazard like the thing could blow up, or is it just talkin bout overheating, anyone know?

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it'll overheat and cause problems....buy new desklap.



in fact, just get a spotlight.

Im pretty sure this is because of a rash of home fires in the late 80's, early 90s where people's cloth and plastic lamp shades caught on fire because the bulb beneath generated too much heat. If your lamp shade is metal, there should be no problem. If your lamp shade is cloth, plastic, or cloth with an inner plastic coating, youre still not shit out of luck. If your bulb is only used for your *small photo shoots and thus wont be on for more than 20-30 minutes at a time, then youll probably be ok. Anything longer than that is probably too much.

Hope this is helpful.

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Originally posted by tribu Im pretty sure this is because of a rash of home fires in the late 80's, early 90s where people's cloth and plastic lamp shades caught on fire because the bulb beneath generated too much heat. If your lamp shade is metal, there should be no problem. If your lamp shade is cloth, plastic, or cloth with an inner plastic coating, youre still not shit out of luck. If your bulb is only used for your *small photo shoots and thus wont be on for more than 20-30 minutes at a time, then youll probably be ok. Anything longer than that is probably too much. Hope this is helpful.

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Originally posted by tribu Im pretty sure this is because of a rash of home fires in the late 80's, early 90s where people's cloth and plastic lamp shades caught on fire because the bulb beneath generated too much heat. If your lamp shade is metal, there should be no problem. If your lamp shade is cloth, plastic, or cloth with an inner plastic coating, youre still not shit out of luck. If your bulb is only used for your *small photo shoots and thus wont be on for more than 20-30 minutes at a time, then youll probably be ok. Anything longer than that is probably too much. Hope this is helpful.

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lol you answered every question i had
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and you're not
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I use a handheld car high beam for a spotlight on my boat. It is a real high beam because the old one died and I bought a round high beam which fits perfectly in the plastic holder. Anyhow they make spotlights with about 1,000,000 candle power, so other than overheating a little, I wouldn't worry about a desk lamp unless it's made of plastic.


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