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Posted By: Redsy Old, but not old enough. - 08/23/01 12:00 AM
What's the "key" in keyless lamp holder?
Posted By: electure Re: Old, but not old enough. - 08/23/01 12:04 AM
The pull chain switch, youngun' [Linked Image]
Posted By: sparky Re: Old, but not old enough. - 08/23/01 12:31 AM
[Linked Image] but it's 'keyless' as opposed to 'keyed' , so why is there no 'keyed' lampholders , or non-pullchain lampholders?? [Linked Image]

[This message has been edited by sparky (edited 08-22-2001).]
Posted By: Anonymous Re: Old, but not old enough. - 08/23/01 01:45 AM
>why is there no 'keyed' lampholder
But there are... they have a little "key" that turn half a revolution to switch.
Posted By: sparky66wv Re: Old, but not old enough. - 08/23/01 01:51 AM
So does one call an electrician or a locksmith?

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Posted By: Anonymous Re: Old, but not old enough. - 08/23/01 02:19 AM
Shall we try for a deadpan on the deadvolt?
I must be tired.


I recently learned the area of 1 barn. I definitely couldn't hit it. Believe me, you wouldn't want AWG and kcmil replaced with barns.
Posted By: electure Re: Old, but not old enough. - 08/23/01 02:50 AM
There's also the keyless receptacle that has a recp in addition to the lampholder. Why don't they call it a receptacle-lampholder?
Some guys here just call them porcelains. It sounds quite silly to hear somebody ordering a plastic porcelain.
Posted By: sparky66wv Re: Old, but not old enough. - 08/23/01 01:53 PM
What the heck is "urea" anyway... (Yech!)

My High School biology class has convinced me to only buy porcelain ones...
Posted By: Dallas Re: Old, but not old enough. - 08/23/01 02:32 PM
If you pick up an old porcelain pull chain one, and look directly at the socket, where the pc chain comes through the porcelain looks something like a keyslot for an old skeleton key door latch. Thus the "keyed" part. Of course, remove the keyslot, and you have...

Dallas
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