At 9:48 PM -0500 12/12/00, 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\" wrote:
>Um, wouldn't a cardboard box catch fire with a light bulb lying in the
>centre of it?

Initially I was worried about that, but the box under and near the
light never seemed to get really hot.  I guess I should put a
disclaimer in, though, since you bring it up:

Check that you're not making your box under and around the light
really hot.  If you're concerned, I guess you could try making a
little platform inside to raise the light up off the floor of the box
to keep the (potentially flammable) cardboard from getting too close
to the hot light.

T.

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Tobin Copley        Bowen Island, BC, Canada      49deg 23'N-123deg 19'W

'82 Westfalia 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky")
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1996: Vancouver to Inuvik, NWT   7,400 km        ~-()-==----()-~
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