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Default Lamp socket wattage ratings


"Mark Lloyd" wrote in message
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On Sat, 06 May 2006 01:34:05 GMT, Paul M. Eldridge
wrote:

I'm thinking the socket is actually rated for a maximum of 660 volts,
not watts.


It's more likely that the socket itself, not the wiring or fixture, is rated
for 660 watts. Then the next manufacturer buys it, attaches the wires, etc.
and labels the fixture at 60 watts (or whatever)