Found a interesting lamp socket

This first time ive ever seen a EU style E27 lamp socket. This came out of a Ikea pendant light. That hot bit of crossed over American wiring standards and with
With a canopy pendsnt cover along with some EU bits with it. It cool to see high
Skirted socket and got EU terminals design. Only thing i find Annoying with EU terminal
Stuff and Terminal blocks is use of little flat head screw driver and how often American sparky keep that in there tool pouch.

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AngryHorse

[17 Feb, 2018 at 09:13 AM]

Really?, you guys don't have flat heads?, these are really common here, every one of my E27s are exactly like this Very Happy

Kev

[17 Feb, 2018 at 10:26 AM]

Yep most sockets switches etc all flats

Funkybulb

[17 Feb, 2018 at 02:42 PM]

Yes we have the tools, but it would not be standard sparky tool, cause most American sparky use 1/4 inch flat head in there tool pouch, any time there a EU terminal or terminal blocks, generally have stop what we doing for that moment
and go to truck and get proper tool for job. Lots of time be one of those give away pocket screw driver with company logo or some promotional product to advert on those pocket give away screw driver.

Ash

[17 Feb, 2018 at 03:09 PM]

The screws are sized for the voltage indicator screwdrivers. They are not high torque screwdrivers but in those lamp holders you should not apply any significant torques anyway, lest you loosen the riveted connection inside the lamp holder

Funkybulb

[17 Feb, 2018 at 03:16 PM]

But it does thng like chipping off ceramics and plastic parts cause typical standard 1/4 in flat head just too big. These EU devices are smaller slotted screws with deep recessed opening with flat head screws being very deep. Here we just
Use combo screw head where philip head and flat head and even some times square head screw driver even used
Only thing i dont like about combo head screws they are very easly script out if u apply too much force

Ash

[17 Feb, 2018 at 04:12 PM]

Our small screwdrivers (and voltage indicator ones too) are sized according to this socket and the small strip terminals. The combined screws are on the bigger stuff like receptacles, breakers, small busbars, that pass enough current to need a connection more tight than "just hold the wire"

There is a special screwdriver for the combined screws, that matches their slot fully (it is a PZ screwdriver that extends into a flat screwdriver in one direction) and allows to apply more force without damaging the screw (but still dont be brutal, with too much force you could break the terminal)

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