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Originally Posted by masraum
The government decided that as well as the regulation of light bulbs and the types of bulbs that can go in ceiling fans, they also required manufacturers to put wattage limiters into ceiling fan light kits. I guess this isn't a terrible thing. Manufacturer makes a ceiling fan and says "don't put anything higher than a 40W bulb in this fan, owner decides he wants more light and puts four 100W bulbs into the fan instead.
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Receptacle melts down, house catches fire all because some guy's wife/kid doesn't get the concept that watts = heat = fire. Lots of receptacles I've seen lately are so cheaply made they are barely capable of withstanding their rated load, so I'm not surprised that their power limiter is so cheaply made it won't last. You're right, it's not a bad thing, but it's often poorly executed.