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ndindy
at Thu Apr 7 07:01:00 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ndindy ]
It could be a fire hazard, again depending on the heat the bulb puts out and proximity to the sides of the cage. Adding heat, even low heat, to wood will pull moisture out, and can over time form pyrophoric carbon. Pyrophoric carbon has a much lower flash point than wood, and could possibly ignite from the heat of a light bulb. It would/should take a long time before the process to convert to carbon even got started, much less ignited. FWIW, this is not spontaneous combustion, which is a whole other topic. FWIRW, this is just info on the processes involved and not an endorsement of the method.
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