Sillyest thing I ever heard. What if you needed longer screws? Other than the fact that they are 8/32's I see no bearing on the listing.
For instance, failing to use the provided light fixture installation plates will render the UL listing invalid because such plates are necessary for heat dissipation, grounding and/or other purposes.
Even that's a stretch. Depends what the plate is. Most fixtures use a standard mounting arrangement and there are a few plates or bars that are variously supplied, each as good as the other.
Sometimes one type will work better or the original became lost in which case I see no problem with using something other than what was supplied.
Nowadays nobody gives you hardware to mount a fixture by a hickey. What do you do then?
-Hal
[This message has been edited by hbiss (edited 10-22-2005).]
