Will the ceramic socket stand up to being used with 500W incandescent bulbs without melting the housing?
1793271
The ceramic certainly will, but probably not the plastic housing. I wouldn't.
1851681
A 105 CFL will not get hot enough to melt. These units have a ceramic socket that helps keep things in check. I use mine with 85w CFLs for house and they only get warm. 60 seconds after I turn it off, I can unscrew the lamp. It's not that hot.
21632
It seems to be about that. I use mine for my porch light and it has been working in temps as low as 40 below. I have a 60w equivalent also and it seem about right too. This has the soft white color so it has the incandescent color.
1591507
I would say it is the same as a standard lamp light socket. It's rated at 150 watts and gets a bit warm in use with a 150 watt bulb.
189303
I don't have a clue. It depends on the socket and the proper bulb. My wife is a seamstress and uses one of the bulbs. It has been illuminating her workspace for a couple years with the same lamp. The bulb seams very stable and long-lasting.
2075098
It should work, if worry about heat transfer if the bulb is to close unless it led or cfl.
624825
The current rating is what matters as you can use these at 115V as well as 12V. My application was 360W at 83V so I was running around 4.3Amps. We had no failures in multiple days (probably 20 hours worth or operation). This socket was being heated by the bulb in my application much higher that what you are planning so probably it will take 50W at 12V with no problem.
2178683
I don't know. I used it with a LED bulb [100 watt equivalent] & had no problem.
1377140
I've had very good luck with mine, and no issues. Be sure to use dielectric grease on the connections before installing the bulb. Its possible a lack of grease along with thr high wattage could be heating up the connection and shortening the bulb life. Use a plain paper towel when handling the bulb. Oil in even the cleanest skin can shorten bulb life.
380795
An internal sticker says 9W per socket (total 27W). The item likely comes with 9W bulbs for this very reason. Although, I suspect that you could put older incandescent bulbs, so long as your fan can supply such high power requirements.
122505
I wouldn't go much higher than a 60 watt just due to the heat that regular bulbs put off. I have no complaints about mine, it has worked well for nearly a year with daily use, but the components are not the most heavy duty I have seen.
4164
Yes, we do have a persistent bulb failure problem on this model. There is some sort of corrosion built up in the socket connections.
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I use this for a 100w powersun uva/uvb bulb and it works perfect, i dont know how a ceramic heat emitter would do, but i dont think there should be a problem at all.
1328194
I believe the best recommended practice is to use 1000watt bulbs, regardless of power settings. I have not tried with lower wattage bulbs.
1622824
Hello Patricia. I have an overhead kitchen light fixture that used to eat regular incandescent bulbs in a matter of a few months, then compact fluorescent bulbs also in a matter on a few months. I have two of these LED bulbs and they run much cooler. Be aware that they are not as bright but the glass enclosure does not get hot. I barely even gets warm. My answer is Yes.
1664968
while this particular part does not specify max wattages, similar parts specify 45w per socket ... as led bulbs are likely to be far below this i don't see any problems (i'm sure the manufacturer is simply trying to be clear that this part is NOT intended for high-wattage incandescent bulbs - and as these parts have been available forever - and as fairly bright LED bulbs are a recent development, the ad text probably has never been updated)
1940112
I have used mine socket up... However, I have also seen the light used socket down in a high ceiling. Both seem to work great.