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2. Lightbulb socket - Wikipedia

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   A lightbulb socket, lightbulb holder, light socket, lamp socket or lamp holder is a device which mechanically supports and provides electrical connections for a compatible electric lamp base. [1] Sockets allow lamps to be safely and conveniently replaced (re-lamping).

3. Bi-pin lamp base - Wikipedia

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   The suffix after the G indicates the pin spread; the G dates to the use of Glass for the original bulbs. GU usually also indicates that the lamp provides a mechanism for physical support by the luminaire: in some cases, each pin has a short section of larger diameter at the end (sometimes described as a "peg" rather than a "pin" [2]); the socket allows the bulb to lock into place by twisting ...

4. History of AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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   One common approach for other appliances (such as vacuum cleaners, electric fans, smoothing irons and curling tong heaters) was to connect to light bulb sockets using lampholder plugs. [1] However, in Britain, there were recognisable two pin plugs and wall sockets appearing on the market as early as 1885.

5. Oklahoma Prisoners Say They Were Locked In Filthy, Tiny ... - AOL

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   At least one inmate claims that the shower stalls, which were just 3 feet by 3 feet, were covered in human feces. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

6. Lowe's - Wikipedia

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   The first Lowe's store, Mr. L.S. Lowe's North Wilkesboro Hardware, opened in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in 1921 by Lucius Smith Lowe. [8] After Lowe died in 1940, the business was inherited by his daughter, Ruth Buchan, who sold the company to her brother, James Lowe, for $4,200, [ 9 ] that same year.

7. Knob-and-tube wiring - Wikipedia

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   Other ceramic pieces would typically be used as a junction point between the wiring system proper, and the more flexible cloth-clad wiring found in light fixtures or other permanent, hard-wired devices. When a generic power outlet was desired, the wiring could run directly into the junction box through a tube of protective loom and a ceramic ...

8. Light fixture - Wikipedia

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   A light fixture (US English), light fitting (UK English), or luminaire is an electrical lighting device containing one or more light sources, such as lamps, and all the accessory components required for its operation to provide illumination to the environment. [1] All light fixtures have a fixture body and one or more lamps. The lamps may be in ...

9. H1 lamp - Wikipedia

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   The H1 lamp uses a P14.5s base in accord with IEC 60061. [1] This is a round metal prefocus base 14.5 mm in diameter with a flat and two dimples so the H1 can be installed in a lamp only in the one correct orientation. There is one 6.35 mm male spade terminal in the center of the base, through which power is supplied.