light bulb socket adapter

[xXEddie.DurellXx]

Are these a good idea have u heard of them do the explode , am looking in to getting some for a project just want to se if any body else had these?

 

[Slav Power]

IIRC the power that goes to the lightbulbs is the same as the one in the outlet, and those adapters are just a fancier way to connect what's essentially the same wires with the same current going through them. So the worst that can happen is that they're so cheaply made they cause a short circuit and burn something.

 

[Freya]

I use the light socket plugs for grow lights. It burns pretty hot but haven't had many issues after 4 growing seasons

 

[HarblMcDavid]

I use the light socket to two prongs as dummy plugs to keep carboniferous interlopers like spiders out of the sockets in covered light fixtures where the designers didn't consider heat buildup and its impact with regards to LED lightbulbs (so multiple bulbs kill ALL bulbs faster than if just one is in the fixture). No issues but I'm also not running any current through them either.

As long as you're pulling less than a the light socket it is plugged into is rated for it should be fine though.

 

[reptile baht spaniard rid]

IIRC the power that goes to the lightbulbs is the same as the one in the outlet, and those adapters are just a fancier way to connect what's essentially the same wires with the same current going through them. So the worst that can happen is that they're so cheaply made they cause a short circuit and burn something.

this is correct but the ones with THREE prongs at the end of the image are sus because there isn't a ground to connect to in a standard E26 socket. it doesn't tremendously matter but it's still fucky; use a GFCI extension cord or outlet strip if you want to be protected in that case

also rewiring a standard bulb holder thingy to have a plug in it is really fuckin' easy, turn off breaker, rewire, done.

consider: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Leviton...Pull-Chain-and-Outlet-R60-09726-00C/100357030

 

[SNEED.EXE]

Light sockets output the same voltage as wall sockets, just at a lower maximum current (about 6A in the US, where wall sockets output 15A/20A) and without the third earth pin. As long as the total current doesn't exceed the maximum current of the socket and you don't plug in any three-pin plugs, there's no safety concerns.

For a short period in the early 20th century, some houses would only have a light socket installed in each room. All electrical appliances (irons, fans, vacuum cleaners) had to plug into the light socket.

 

[XYZpdq Jr.]

Light sockets output the same voltage as wall sockets, just at a lower maximum current (about 6A in the US, where wall sockets output 15A/20A) and without the third earth pin. As long as the total current doesn't exceed the maximum current of the socket and you don't plug in any three-pin plugs, there's no safety concerns.

For a short period in the early 20th century, some houses would only have a light socket installed in each room. All electrical appliances (irons, fans, vacuum cleaners) had to plug into the light socket.
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yeah this sort of shit was pretty normal back when you had to call Lassie to dig your kid out from the local mine or whatever