Can I use a light bulb socket with outlet plug for my light fixture?
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Tiflis
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Nice healthy looking plants , did you end up flowering them under the same light?
If I get some kind of set up ready, I was thinking to join the 12/12 fs contest and run 4 of them. One of which would be a 16oz cup for the contest and I'm planning on using like 8" pots for the other 3.
Vd22
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This is actually a current grow lol I built a diy light fixture that's the only reason I quit using it. I also had this light https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01M084LIE/ref=psdcmw_14252941_t1_B078D7611Q
I don't care what anyone say. Those two "shit LED lights" grew plants VERY well.
I need to get my new lights dialed in on distance, cause these bitches aren't what I was expecting yet lol
OldMedUser
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Even if it drew the full 300W it's fine to use a socket adapter to run it off a light socket. House wiring all uses the same 14/2 wire for 120v lines and it's good for up to 1800W so unless you have other big draws on that circuit you're good to go.
The light sockets are likely on the same circuit as wall plugs in other rooms so it's possible to have too large a load on that one circuit but then the breaker should flip if it gets overloaded.. Crap shoot if it's a real old house but 135W isn't much. A heater would be a different story.
Boatguy
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You never do know.
My house is wired with 12/2 and all i have is a 100 amp service. Place was built in the 60's.
135w will pull just over 1 amp, not a problem. The watt rating of light fixtures is often low to prevent excessive heat in an enclosed fixture.
OldMedUser
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12/2 is heavier than 14/2 so even less chance of overheating a line then. 100amp service is pretty much standard and what I have here with a 50amp panel in the workshop that draws off of it.
Weird shit can happen tho. While setting up my grow room in the basement just after I bought this place in '03 I could hear a slight crackling sound in the ceiling. I pulled the light socket out and the wires were arcing in there in a loose wire connector. Could quite likely have started a fire eventually especially if it had a heavier load than the 60w light bulb that was in there or I'd used something with a heavier draw on the same circuit elsewhere. That was previously installed and inspected so even the pros can make mistakes or things can get loose with age.
Boatguy
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This isnt my thread, i was replying to an earlier poster who had said most houses were wired with 14/2.
Basically saying the same as you, not to take anything for granted, do it right or have someone do it for you.
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