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green_gardenr
10-01-2006, 06:34 AM
do i need a special light fixture if i have a connecter that splits to 2 bulbs??
TheGreenFog
10-01-2006, 08:06 AM
Depends. Does it look "smaller" on the end where you would normally screw it into the single socket? Post a picture if you have one. Thx.

TGF
green_gardenr
10-01-2006, 08:31 AM
no they are regular size but im juts wondering is 2 light to one socket too much energy or something?
TheGreenFog
10-01-2006, 08:43 AM
No. It will be fine. That's why they make them that way. ;) What u gonna use? CFLs?

TGF
BobBong
10-01-2006, 02:12 PM
The fixture is rated for a certain amount of electricity it would say directly inside the socket.

The "connector" you have that will allow two bulbs in one socket is also rated for a specific amount of energy.. as long as you are not over powering the fixture, you'll be fine.
green_gardenr
10-04-2006, 08:28 AM
so a 150 watt socket cant hold 2 23watt cfls = 100watt incandescent?
E Man
10-04-2006, 10:41 AM
Those 23w cfls use 23 watts each. The rating on the fixture is for the amount of actual electricity not the brightness of the light. 6 of those cfls don't even come to 150w so it will be fine:thumbsup:
green_gardenr
10-04-2006, 03:38 PM
awesome!!! thats what i was hoping for thanks e-man