Y-sockets

Hey, i was wondering what those y-sockets for CFL's are called? Also does it matter with the wattage and what not? say i just took a lamp socket, stuck in a Y connector, and put in two 27w cfls, would this be unsafe? do Y connectors have certain wattages? Thanks

Whenever you buy electrical products to assemble you always need to read for their "maximum wattage." People say they do not see it sometimes, but it is mandatory for the manufacturer to label it somewhere either on the packaging or the product itself.
If you exceed this maximum wattage you can get electricuted or start a fire. The fire wouldn't be immediate either. It would suck to go to work, and come home to your house burnt down and cops asking about your setup. Follow the recommended rating and you'll be safe. Good Luck

Alright, so is this basicly what im looking for?

Rona.ca - Double Socket COOPER WIRING DEVICE

i guess the max wattage is 660w? so this means i could just plug and go?

YUP! You should be fine with CFL

alright cool, so um do i just take any lamp and chop it up for the base socket? does it matter at all the size or anything?

London Drugs

this is the lamp i have, do you think i could chop it for a base socket? its a 13w GU24 buld, this i run the risk of overload or fire if i put in a y socket and put in 2x27w CFL's?

You can do something a lil easier, My friend just gets the attatchment for the Y socket that alows you to plug the Y socket straight into a normal wall socket...he then hooks all of them up to a power strip and just plugs the y socket directly into those and velcros the strip to the top of his grow space... That way you dont have to worry bout wattage problems because even the most basic powerstrips have a 250W limit so you would be perfectly fine with what your using.

but where am i supposed to get somethin like that? i try and take a look when i go to rona tomorrow, another problem tho, my lamps i have, have two little connected pins of some sort the slide and interlock into the lamp, its not like a screw bulb, so i dont know how im going to get around that, unless i can just detach that or somethin

Just go to a home improvement store.. they should be right by the y sockets!!!

ya ive found what i need at rona, but i just have one problem, this may sound stupid but is there such a thing as an extension cord where both ends plug into outlets?

haha chronichaze, your a genius the outlet attachments were RIGHT next to the Y-sockets right next to them in their 3 inch containers ,

Thats all you need!!! you should be good to go... just be creative on how you set them up so your plants get the most light!!!

youre very safe w/ 2 little cfls ina a 'y' the max is 600 hundred i believe so not even close to a dangerous level . any big home improvement chain or mom and pops hardware should have those i just added 160w with those 'y' fittings easy.

lolol, I find that really funny!!

yeah the Y's i have are 660 watts. and i dont see where you would need a cord to plug into both outlets.

ya no, the outlet socket i looked at on the rona page, made it look like it was a light socket with a female plug in, so i woulda needed 2 male sides, but the ones i got were male, so its all good, check out my grow journal chronic if you like

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