In article ,
Ian Stirling wrote:
Probably not a good idea.
The current for a LV fitting will be some 20 times that of a mains one,
and the heating for a given contact resistance 400 times.

Whilst this is true, are you sure the socket is indeed different? They
might just use the same one for both - economies of scale.

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