Light Fixture ?

It's a cover your ass disclaimer, telling the installer that he can't install the fixture on wiring types rated at less than 75 or 90 degrees

Just curious, did it have UL listing? If not, it may have failed with

Joe

Yes, it does have the UL sticker. One note of info, both wires in the fixture are aluminum not copper, but the ground wire is copper.

Thanks again, Vv

Yes, it does have the UL sticker. One note of info, both wires in the fixture are aluminum not copper, but the ground wire is copper.

Thanks again, Vv

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Where did you buy this piece of crap fixture, and where was it made?

I bet that is tinned copper, not aluminum.

Means what it says. The newer cheaper fixtures run hotter and require wire with the better rated insulation.

It really is a potential hazard to use this fixture with older wires. It can bake the insulation to a brittle state.

Colbyt

Yes, it does have the UL sticker. One note of info, both wires in the fixture are aluminum not copper, but the ground wire is copper.

Thanks again, Vv

If the fixture gives off a lot of heat, the wires are probably nickel, definitely not aluminum

Colbyt wrote: ...

How's that? Electrons dissipated in the incandescent filament know they're in a "newer cheaper fixture" somehow and thus generate more heat? Does not compute...

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They are of piss poor design and enclosed mostly where the older ones were not. The watt to btu conversion has always been the same.

Their lawyer made them do it. If you can find the UL tag, you're good to go. Always, make absolutely sure the circuit is off and double check the wires with a VOM before you touch. Use a wooden or fiberglass ladder.