Combine 3 separate bulb holders

[guy_goodrick]

Hello,

I have ended up with 3 identical lamp stands (long story), each with one E27 bulb holder. What I would like to do is put all 3 bulb holders onto one stand and wire them together so that they are controlled by the one power switch. But I have very little electrical knowledge so have two questions:

- Is it possible to wire the three together in this way (I'm not sure how to describe what I am imaginging, but maybe daisychained, or in series?)?

- I looked at the holders and I can't work out how to get the plastic bulb fitting out of the metal bulb casing. I've atteched some pics of that assembly, does anyone know how I would do that?



Any advice would be much appreciated!

Thank you

 

[telectrix]

words of wisdom......don't do it. it's like with women. bad enough on their own, but a nightmare when together.

 

[pc1966]

They might unscrew, there are some suspicious looking holes either side of the actual bulb holder that might be intended for use with a special two-prong tool. But I would have to agree it is probably not worth the trouble, you could end up severely injuring a hand attempting to improvise the opening process.

If the current flex is good then you could join them together (parallel, so all L together and off to the switch/plug, and all N together and off to the plug) in a small junction box but that is unlikely to look very elegant.

Personally I would suggest a trip to IKEA or similar for a new light!

 

[guy_goodrick]

alright, thank you both, sounds like it's not worth the effort