The irony is that the fixture that started this thread would never be questioned by an inspector, no matter what horrors lay behind the backplate.

My 'temporary' room lights, though, would cause a massive attack of the vapors among the HI crowd, as they're not 'listed luminaire assemblies.' Likewise, the same folks who object to shop-made extension cords ("the boxes were never evaluated for this use") would get all upset. Yet, I'd rather have one of my 'unlisted horrors' on my porch, than use the listed product that I started the thread with:

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Yea, I'm missing the cage, too laugh

And, no, the CFL doesn't count towards 'energy code' compliance laugh

Last edited by renosteinke; 09/22/12 03:07 PM.