SWMBO just bought a new table lamp for the desk in our computer room. This lamp will be replacing one that uses two (2) 75 watt Incandescent bulbs. This new lamp uses only one (1) bulb. The label says "60 watt Incandescent or 15 watt CFL maximum." This will probably not be enough light for my old eyes.
I was under the impression that maximum wattage for a given fixture was because of the fixtures ability to withstand the heat produced by the bulb. If that's true wouldn't one be able to use a higher output CFL relative to the incandescent because of the lower heat the CFL bulbs produce?
I would like to use the equivalent to a 100 watt incandescent, a 23 watt CFL. Good or bad idea?