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ssylee

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I don't happen to know what is shown in http://imagebin.org/45425
called. What would you call these? Are they easily attainable at Home
Depot or Canadian Tire, or are they attainable at electrical supply
stores? Thanks.
 
On Apr 13, 10:01 pm, ssylee <staniga...@gmail.com> wrote:
I don't happen to know what is shown inhttp://imagebin.org/45425
called. What would you call these? Are they easily attainable at Home
Depot or Canadian Tire, or are they attainable at electrical supply
stores? Thanks.
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Looks like a potentiometer (pot for short), and not a very standard
one at that. There's thousands of different kinds of pots, and finding
the right one can sometimes be an exercise of futility. It would help
a lot to know what device this comes from. A lot of the time for pots
the best bet is contacting the device's manufacturer directly. They
can be surprisingly helpful!

-JD
 
On Apr 13, 7:41 pm, jdiaz5513 <jdiaz5...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Apr 13, 10:01 pm, ssylee <staniga...@gmail.com> wrote:

I don't happen to know what is shown inhttp://imagebin.org/45425
called. What would you call these? Are they easily attainable at Home
Depot or Canadian Tire, or are they attainable at electrical supply
stores? Thanks.

Looks like a potentiometer (pot for short), and not a very standard
one at that. There's thousands of different kinds of pots, and finding
the right one can sometimes be an exercise of futility. It would help
a lot to know what device this comes from. A lot of the time for pots
the best bet is contacting the device's manufacturer directly. They
can be surprisingly helpful!

-JD
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This is not a potentiometer. It's a light bulb contact point holder.
The rotary knob is actually a switch. Not sure if it helps further on
narrowing down what it's called.

Thanks
 
ssylee wrote:
I don't happen to know what is shown in http://imagebin.org/45425
called. What would you call these? Are they easily attainable at Home
Depot or Canadian Tire, or are they attainable at electrical supply
stores? Thanks.
Click to expand...

It is a common lamp part.


<http://www.leviton.com/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpSctDspRte.jsp?section=10182&minisite=10026&Filter=Y&jfn=ZG75AE9A22CCF6F63C7CC363232F1C21F60854AFDD79B4AE2E97A7DEE83DC8FDDF44E52BE6C8CE9AC285762D51F0C4CE0CD2&oas=6kT7oWFtPQnkPoPrCHHGNQ..>


If the link doesnt work, search for 'Candle Socket'


All Leviton Products > Lampholders > Incandescent > Candle Socket


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You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense!
 
ssylee wrote:
Thanks. "Candle socket" is the phrase that I'm looking for. Thank you
very much for your help.
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No problem. I was fixing lamps before I was 10. :)


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You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense!
 
On Apr 13, 7:47 pm, ssylee <staniga...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Apr 13, 7:41 pm, jdiaz5513 <jdiaz5...@gmail.com> wrote:

On Apr 13, 10:01 pm, ssylee <staniga...@gmail.com> wrote:

I don't happen to know what is shown inhttp://imagebin.org/45425
called. What would you call these? Are they easily attainable at Home
Depot or Canadian Tire, or are they attainable at electrical supply
stores? Thanks.

Looks like a potentiometer (pot for short), and not a very standard
one at that. There's thousands of different kinds of pots, and finding
the right one can sometimes be an exercise of futility. It would help
a lot to know what device this comes from. A lot of the time for pots
the best bet is contacting the device's manufacturer directly. They
can be surprisingly helpful!

-JD

This is not a potentiometer. It's a light bulb contact point holder.
The rotary knob is actually a switch. Not sure if it helps further on
narrowing down what it's called.

Thanks
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It's a bottom turn knob lampholder. Normally insulation covers the
shell where the bulb screws in. Here's a similar part at Lowes.

Does Home Despot carry lamp parts?

<http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?
action=productDetail&productId=72597-334-1198-SP-
L&lpage=none&cm_mmc=search_yssp-_-Unassigned-_-32409-_-Cooper%20Wiring
%20Devices%20Medium%20Base%20Bottom%20Turn%20Knob%20Lampholder>
 
Thanks. "Candle socket" is the phrase that I'm looking for. Thank you
very much for your help.
 
Just wondering, I have another type of candle socket as shown in
http://imagebin.org/45492 and http://imagebin.org/45493. What type of
candle contact would this be?
 
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