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Bayonet cap (BC) lamp holders are common in the United Kingdom and Europe. In the United States, the Edison screw (ES) is generally found in most light fittings. If you have a BC lamp then converting it to an ES lamp holder saves you from having to have more than one type of bulb around the house. Although converters are available, rewiring the lamp holder is not too hard and quick to do.
The obvious risk is tolerated only because there is a massive market for and correspondingly massive production of bayonet fitting bulbs and, it follows, lampholders, and manufacturers are reluctant to abandon this design because of the enormous cost of replacement, and nobody has yet come up with a safe bayonet-fitting lampholder.
Leviton 8806 porcelain lampholder. For use with single-end bayonet base low pressure sodium lamps. Features include:Rated 660W 1000V For indoor or outdoor applications; not for residential use Measures 1-3/8 diameter x 1-5/8 high White glazed porcelain body Two leads, No. 16 AWG 150°C glass braided silicone rubber, rated at 1000V, 9 long, stripped 1/2 Mounting holes on 1-3/4 centers Single-end bayonet base socket Keyless Single circuit - no ON/OFF switch Lampholder only - intended for retrofit applications
Lamps are referred to by their base, such as miniature screw base or double contact bayonet base lamp. Lampholders are referred to by the type of lamp base they accept - such as a miniature bayonet lampholder. Once a lamp has been chosen, you will be able to select the applicable lampholder style. Many mounting brackets are available to accommodate almost any application.
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