I have a 1500 W 130 VAC incandescent light bulb with an E39 mogul base and want to order a socket to put it in. One of those flat-faced porcelain sockets made to go on a box, like you see on the ceiling sometimes, would be great (but I don’t know if they make it in this size).
In any case, though I find many of them for sale on the Web, many don’t list a power or current rating. Seems like many of them are intended for discharge lamps. Those showing ratings are usually a few hundred watts and, often, 600 V. Many say they are pulse compatible or other words to the same effect, namely that they can handle temporary voltage spikes used to ignite discharge lamps. The best I found today said it was good for 1500 W and 600 V. I worry that if they mean 1500 W AT 600 V, it would not be rated for 1500 W at 130 V, which of course is more than 4X the current at 600 V.
Moreover, this lamp is tungsten. Its resistance is roughly proportional to absolute temperature so it is going to draw 5X or more at startup what it would draw once hot (or try; if it wants dozens of amps, probably my house wiring has enough series resistance to limit this somewhat). Folks refer to equipment that does not mind this as “tungsten capable” or some such. The sockets I find don’t mention this.
Anyone know if buying the 1500 W and 600 V rated one would be reasonable? I don’t plan to leave this on long or leave it unattended.