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Just got a half case of left hand thread light bulbs and am looking for a socket for them

Just need one socket

Thanks in advance for any and all help
 
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Just start them from the other side. They will function backwards though. OFF=ON, ON=OFF but you'll get used to it.

Physics is very forgiving.
 
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Look at them closely, may be 74v bulbs. That's what locomotives use for the number boards, step lights and engine room lights although they look just like regular light bulbs. The ones I've seen all have been right hand thread though.

Even in the rail world now they are going to LED, except ditch and headlights.
 
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They're made for temporary construction lighting or public area lighting. It eliminates bulb theft.

Tommy
 
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LS6 Tommy said:
They're made for temporary construction lighting or public area lighting. It eliminates bulb theft.

Tommy
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Turner construction was gonna toss them out and I grabbed them before I found that they were LHT

Now to find a socket to fit them so I can light up a corner of the "garage "
 
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bobbycos said:
Turner construction was gonna toss them out and I grabbed them before I found that they were LHT

Now to find a socket to fit them so I can light up a corner of the "garage "
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Turner did the referendum construction at one of my old school districts. Now one of their guys (I don't remembr his name) is the Director of Buildings and Grounds in that district. I wish I knew he was taking over. I would have applied for the Supervisor job...

I have never seen individual medium base left thread sockets, but that doesn't mean they don't exist...

Tommy
 
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I was lurking because I thought this was an early April Fools joke... Very interesting.

bobbycos said:
Now to find a socket to fit them so I can light up a corner of the "garage "
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Given that they are for construction, I think the sockets are going to be hard to find. Searching through Leviton's catalog, they only make the 157-X for this: http://www.leviton.com/OA_HTML/ProductDetail.jsp?partnumber=157-X&section=40423&minisite=10251

Even though these bulbs are "free", you'll spend more on electricity to drive them than you would to buy a single LED bulb and use it for 15 years. Then you have the cost of this special fixture on top of that.

I don't think this is worth the hassle - BUT these would make a wonderful practical joke. Mix them in with somebody else's light bulb stash and prove to them that they "can't screw in a light bulb."
 
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Go to Harbor Freight and buy the E26 light bulb die and re-thread them the right direction.
 
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wssix99 said:
Even though these bulbs are "free", you'll spend more on electricity to drive them than you would to buy a single LED bulb and use it for 15 years. Then you have the cost of this special fixture on top of that.
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If only these new LED and CFL bulbs actually lasted that long.

I've got about 10 LED and 7 CFL bulbs, in service for 3-4 years. I have had 2 CFL and 2.5 LED failures. (2 failed completely, 1 had the globe fall off (still works though)).
 
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I really want one of these now. I keep thinking of so many uses for them. (None involve generating light!) Amazon wants $2-$4 a bulb for them.
 
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Today in my office I found the answer to the age-old question of how many people it takes to screw in a light bulb:

The answer is two.

Or at least that's how many guys it took to put up and take down the scaffolding they needed to change the bulb.
 
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Why not just solder some wires to the base? Then you would only need a non conductive / heat resistant holder instead of a special socket.

It could be a little tedious to change bulbs, but hey, they were free.
Just my two cents.
 
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