On 5 May 2006 17:43:51 -0700, wrote:

Could someone tell me what it means when a light bulb socket says it's
rated for 660 watts? If it's true that it can handle that much; then
why is it when I install a 250W incandescent bulb in a socket that is
rated for 660w it starts to melt and/or the wires do too. I can't
imagine how hot a 660W bulb gets (if there is such a thing), let alone
compared to a 250W bulb.

I've been within a couple of feet of a 1000W bulb. It was very hot.

That bulb used a mogul base (bigger than an Edison base). The biggest
I've seen for Edison base is a 3-way bulb 100W/200W/300W.
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