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Using a 'Bell & Howell' quad burst light

falter

falter

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Grabbed one of these at home depot to try for lighting a space. Tried it in a ceiling socket elsewhere in my house.. wow! 8000 lumens felt like looking into the sun!

The space I want to put this in doesn't have any socket for lighting.. its old flourescent. The instructions talk about lumieres.. which I'm assuming are fixtures. Since the unit is rated at 80w.. would that mean I'm safe to use any 100w rated lamp (with the shade removed obviously)?

Brad
 
Those earlier sockets were rated for heat (which you wont get with the leds, like an incandescent, even flo's get hot to an extent), so 100w should be fine! Please post a picture so we can give better advice...
 
This is the bulb I have.


The lamp is nothing special - it's just a cheapo walmart lamp and the sticker around the socket says 100W max. I didn't think LED ought to cause a problem but because of how intense this is I wasn't sure if it was something exotic. Like it can literally blind you if you look into it, it's insane how bright it is.

I had a thought of maybe using them in my youtube studio also to replace the weak Kshioe box lights I got from ebay. But for now this is for a shop area in the house.
 
falter said:
This is the bulb I have.


The lamp is nothing special - it's just a cheapo walmart lamp and the sticker around the socket says 100W max. I didn't think LED ought to cause a problem but because of how intense this is I wasn't sure if it was something exotic. Like it can literally blind you if you look into it, it's insane how bright it is.

I had a thought of maybe using them in my youtube studio also to replace the weak Kshioe box lights I got from ebay. But for now this is for a shop area in the house.
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Certain. LEDs can damage vision so don’t stare at it
 
Ya you should be fine, provided the heatsink isnt in the base of it. Looks like each light is separate, so should be fine. 👍

I power bout 300 watts off an old light socket in this ancient garage no problems (wifi equipment and managed switch, plus 2 led lightbulbs that are RGB)... I use one these adapters... If the lamp base is plastic keep an eye on it , if its brass and ceramic I wouldn't worry about it.

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Originally, the US did not have the pronged plug-and-receptacle arrangement; early appliances used the Edison screw-base "Lampholder" plug. Standard pronged receptacles and plugs came later. The reason is quite simple: Electricity was installed in homes for lighting--use for appliances was rare.
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Chuck(G) said:
Originally, the US did not have the pronged plug-and-receptacle arrangement; early appliances used the Edison screw-base "Lampholder" plug. Standard pronged receptacles and plugs came later. The reason is quite simple: Electricity was installed in homes for lighting--use for appliances was rare.
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Early tea kettles used this holdover British contraption for 220vac

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