XPost: misc.consumers.frugal-living   
   From: Winston@Bigbrother.net   
      
   Bob F wrote:   
   > j wrote:   
      
   (...)   
      
   >> Who cares to gamble a wild ass guess?   
   >>   
   >> Obviously the fixture has to go! But very strange.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Maybe you have a 220V circuit with 2 110V bulbs wired in series.   
      
   I concur with your diagnosis, Dr.   
      
   Except that the 'cold' resistance of an incandescent   
   bulb would pass plenty of current to power a series-   
   connected fan in a ~120 V circuit.   
      
   --Winston   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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