Timeline for How much weight can a light bulb socket hold?
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| Aug 9, 2017 at 1:25 | history | edited | Harper - Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 9, 2017 at 1:24 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | @StrongBad okay, okay... Check out my edit. But OP is asking about mounting a "something". If it was indeed a luminaire, I would have expected him to mention that. | |
| Aug 9, 2017 at 1:20 | history | edited | Harper - Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 9, 2017 at 0:54 | comment | added | StrongBad | @supercat I understand when they are useful, the answer makes it sound like they are never legal. | |
| Aug 9, 2017 at 0:13 | comment | added | supercat | @StrongBad: Some old buildings are really hard-up for outlets. My friend's farmhouse had zero outlets in the main hallway other than a light socket, and used a gizmo like the one you linked to plug in a small always-on nightlight (the gizmo itself had a pull chain for the main socket which had a larger bulb). | |
| Aug 8, 2017 at 12:03 | comment | added | Agent_L | @StrongBad Just as tire thumpers are legal to sell, but not legal to poses in your car. Or marijuana paraphernalia sold as "collectibles". Just because it's legal to sell doesn't implicate it's legal to use in the way you think it can be used. | |
| Aug 8, 2017 at 8:03 | history | edited | Harper - Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 8, 2017 at 6:55 | comment | added | ArchonOSX | @StrongBad see the 6 pound restriction in the Code I posted. Anything exceeding 6 pounds attached to the screwshell would be a violation. Otherwise that device would be considered "legal" by the NEC. | |
| Aug 8, 2017 at 3:57 | comment | added | alephzero | @StrongBad I would interpret "1 bulb + 2 outlets" in the "product information" to mean "you can plug in two items using standard trailing extension cords" - and no other mechanical loads applied to the adaptor. Otherwise, the answer depends very much on the mechanical strength of the joints in the wiring that feeds the socket, which could be anything from a few hundred pounds weight, down to zilch. | |
| Aug 8, 2017 at 2:34 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | @shadow There is no such thing as a regulatory agency which approves misuse of electrical equipment. Enforcement will come as post-work inspection failure, complications selling your house, refusal of insurance to cover a loss, indictment for manslaughter, etc. In lawless areas there may not be any pre-accident consequence, but post-accident, lookout! | |
| Aug 8, 2017 at 2:15 | history | edited | Harper - Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 8, 2017 at 1:38 | comment | added | Shadow | "It's illegal" - As there is no specific country listed in either that statement or the question, this is debatable. Would you mind adding a qualifier (ie, at least in [country])? | |
| Aug 8, 2017 at 1:35 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | @EricUrban only if it kills someone. So just me, not telling you what to do here... But what I would do, is probably... de-energize it! Seriously they mean in the context of electrical usage. If you want to use EMT to make geodesic domes, good luck. | |
| Aug 8, 2017 at 1:18 | comment | added | Eric Urban | I've been using a dead fluorescent ballast as a door stop for a few years now. Am I going to jail for this? | |
| Aug 7, 2017 at 22:59 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | Sometimes UL listings are fraudulent. Without other documentation, you can only assume it is built for the obvious usage, which is carrying the weight of a light bulb and about 6 inches of cord, presuming the cord is looped or tied somewhere appropriate to carry the rest of its weight. | |
| Aug 7, 2017 at 22:33 | comment | added | StrongBad | So when would a product like this be legal? It is UL listed, but does not come with a safety sheet listing the max weight. | |
| Aug 7, 2017 at 20:53 | history | answered | Harper - Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 3.0 |