I believe he was referring to just the
wire cage in the center picture. If he could take the cage and affix it to a flanged
porcelain med.
screwbase socket he'd have what every dressing room currently has. He could use 1) 60-100W A-Lamps, 2) coiled compact florescent lamps, 3) LED-based A-lamp, or 4) I have a package in my
hand from HomeDepot:
On the front of the package: "n:vision Soft White A19 60W equivalent." "Save up to $37 in energy costs per lamp." "Lasts 7 years. Warranty*." "800 lumens" "*8000 life (Hours)." On the back of the package: "Mini Spiral lamp, Fluorescent Bulb, 120volt-14watt, 2700k." "This device is not intended for use with emergency exit fixtures or emergency exit lights."
I suspect the last statement is included because the lamp takes up to 120 seconds to attain full brightness. This is my only gripe thus far with them, that and the fact they are not dimmable. Every
switch controlling a permanent
fixture in my home has been replaced with a slider
dimmer, of course. But this
bulb works fine in my bedside table
360Q lamp, and I bet it would be a great makeup mirror
bulb as well. One caveat--Don't believe "All fluorescents radiate less heat." This lamp measured 165°F surface temperature after 15 minutes of operation.
Back to the
point: Seems wasteful to buy a "
drop light" just for its cage, but i'm sure the unused bits would eventually be deployed in another project. I'm envisioning a total of 8@ 4x4x2" hex boxes (3 vert, 2 horz, 3 vert) for Light Devices at each mirror, plus a local
switch and
GFCI outlet, so a total of 10 boxes connected by 1/2"
conduit nipples, or for a much more elegant look, a paintable Wiremold-type product. Finding the proper
porcelain socket with the extended neck to accept the metal collar of the cage may be a problem. I would
purchase prototypes and
build a mock-up to get written permission from my electrical and fire inspectors before proceeding.
As I stated before, I suspect
wire cages do not meet
current codes, which is why they're so hard to find. Now someone go search for the correct flanged
porcelain socket with extended neck that would accept the
wire cage and post what you find.