Plastic Socket Cable Switch Lampholder - Black

Description

Description
The Plastic Socket Cable Switch Lampholder is the part a lamp screws into, made up on the flex of a pendant or wired into a lamp. A dark grey moulded lampholder with a threaded skirt and a broad shade ring, topped by a short plain cord entry. A fine cord runs out of a small eyelet in the side of the body and ends in a turned toggle of the same grey, so the light is worked at the fitting itself. The threaded skirt takes a shade ring, and the moulding carries the usual shallow ribs round its shoulder. The finish is a fine-grained matt grey, dark enough to read as black at a distance. There is nothing decorative on it.

It is the part everything else is built around: a shade goes over it, a flex runs into it, and the lamp you choose sets how the light reads. It is a part rather than a finished fitting, so it is bought alongside whatever it is going to carry or connect to rather than on its own. That is the point of buying the pieces separately: the shade, the flex and the holder are each chosen on their own, and a run can be made up to a length and a drop that no finished pendant would give you. There is a cord switch, so it is reached at the fitting rather than by following the flex down.

The holder is E27 and takes up to 13W. It wires into a fixed outlet at a terminal block, which is work for a competent electrician. It is class II, double insulated, so it needs no earth, and it is rated IP20 for dry indoor rooms.

Specification

Finish
Black

Maximum Wattage
13W

Light Source
E27 lamp, not included

Switch
Cord switch

Supply
230V

Insulation Class
Class II

IP Rating
IP20

Suitable Location
Indoor, dry rooms

Downloads
Instruction manual (PDF)

Frequently Asked
Which bulb does it take?
An E27 lamp up to 13W. Bulbs are supplied separately so you can choose the brightness and colour you want.

Can it be dimmed?
Yes, on a compatible dimmer, provided the lamp you fit is a dimmable one. The fitting has no dimmer of its own.

Does it need an electrician?
Yes. It wires into a fixed outlet at a terminal block.

Where is the switch?
There is cord switch.

Does it need an earth?
No. It is class II, double insulated, so it is wired live and neutral only.

Can it go in a bathroom?
No. It is IP20, which covers dry interior rooms only. A bathroom needs IP44 or better.