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Question : Why can I use Florecent light bulb with a From Dusk to Dawn exterior lighting?
and if I used it, does it really save money? Or would it mess up the electric system to cause higher electric bills? Should I change it back to a normal light bulb ?
exterior lighting

Best answer:

Answer by Uncle Red
Ah yes the ol’ it ain’t workin’ like it should

Heres the deal a regular incandescent bulb has a wire in it that completes the circuit that tells the switch hey I’m on.
A fluorescent has exciters at each end that illuminate the fluorescent gas. no connection.thus no power supplied to the electronics of the switch…..I have done this get a small wattage bulb 10 watts and put that along with the fluorescent this will use minimum power and allow the higher wattage fluorescent to be used.