Light socket with cord?

[Josh Koffman]

Hi all. I've been asked to help source a specific lamp socket
assembly. Basically I'm looking for a standard E26 medium Edison base
socket prewired with about 20' of wire. Preferred colour would be
black for both the socket and the cable. They don't need to have that
screw on ring to hold a shade. Wire could be terminated in a 2 prong
parallel blade plug (standard for North America) or just bare wires.

Looking for about 225 of these suckers. I've found some with 4' of
wire geared towards the lamp making market. My feeling is that if all
that isn't available is a 4' length I might as well just buy them
without cable and put in the length I need.

Any help is appreciated!

Thanks!

Josh
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[William "Chops" Westfield]

On Apr 17, 2008, at 7:27 PM, Josh Koffman wrote:
> I'm looking for a standard E26 medium Edison base
> socket prewired with about 20' of wire. Preferred colour would be
> black for both the socket and the cable.

Ikea has something very close to that at retail: 4.7m white cable,  
black socket, $4.  <http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10175810>

BillW


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[Josh Koffman]

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 7:52 PM, William Chops Westfield <westfw@...> wrote:
>  Ikea has something very close to that at retail: 4.7m white cable,
>  black socket, $4.  <http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10175810>

I've seen those...only problem with that is they don't ship...and the
white cord. Still I'm sure if I called them they might make an
allowance for such a large order...

Josh
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[Richard-177]

Any electrical supply house that supplies electricians will have it.  Ask an
electrician you know or try the yellow pages for a supplier near you.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Koffman" <joshybear@...>
To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@...>
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 10:27 PM
Subject: [BUY] Light socket with cord?

> Hi all. I've been asked to help source a specific lamp socket
> assembly. Basically I'm looking for a standard E26 medium Edison base
> socket prewired with about 20' of wire. Preferred colour would be
> black for both the socket and the cable. They don't need to have that
> screw on ring to hold a shade. Wire could be terminated in a 2 prong
> parallel blade plug (standard for North America) or just bare wires.
>
> Looking for about 225 of these suckers. I've found some with 4' of
> wire geared towards the lamp making market. My feeling is that if all
> that isn't available is a 4' length I might as well just buy them
> without cable and put in the length I need.
>
> Any help is appreciated!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Josh
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[Tony Smith-8]

> Hi all. I've been asked to help source a specific lamp socket
> assembly. Basically I'm looking for a standard E26 medium
> Edison base socket prewired with about 20' of wire. Preferred
> colour would be black for both the socket and the cable. They
> don't need to have that screw on ring to hold a shade. Wire
> could be terminated in a 2 prong parallel blade plug
> (standard for North America) or just bare wires.
>
> Looking for about 225 of these suckers. I've found some with
> 4' of wire geared towards the lamp making market. My feeling
> is that if all that isn't available is a 4' length I might as
> well just buy them without cable and put in the length I need.

Woodwork or stained glass suppliers will have complete assemblies.  Probably
short lengths, and often with a switch.

Best bet is to go to an electrical supply or regular hardware shop, get the
bits & make your own.

I know you won't find them in Australia, I'm fairly sure there's a
regulation limiting cable lengths.  The longest cable & plug assembly I've
found off the shelf was around 8 feet, used for hairdryers.  I guess they
take exception to long runs of thin unearthed cable.

Tony

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[Josh Koffman]

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 11:46 PM, Rich <rgrazia1@...> wrote:
> Any electrical supply house that supplies electricians will have it.  Ask an
>  electrician you know or try the yellow pages for a supplier near you.

I've been poking around...the challenge is the quantity I want and the
length of the cable. The ideal assembly would be UL listed, something
that anything we build by hand won't be. Also I'm just not sure I have
enough manpower/time to assemble 200 of these things.

I'll keep digging though!

Josh
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