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| I know that starters and starter sockets interface with mushroom-shaped pins that twist 90-ish degrees to lock. I also know that some bulb bases (specifically GU-24 and GU-10) use the same mechanism. I know that GU-24 is definitely way to big to be the same as a starter socket, but GU-10 (from the pictures I have seen) looks promising in terms of size.
Are these bases the same? GU-10 sockets are a lot easier to find than genuine starter sockets, and if I can use them that would be great.
Thanks!
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Darn, I thought they may have looked a little small. That is unfortunate.  |
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| Starters have a dedicated sockets for them, which don't have a name. It is neither GU24 and GU10 lamp sockets.
Starter sockets are universal worldwide except some Japanese glow starters which have a screw base socket.
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I"m don't speak English well, and rely on online translating to write in this site.
Please forgive me if my choice of my words looks like offensive, while that isn't my intention.
I only working with the international date format (dd.mm.yyyy).
I lives in Israel, which is a 220-240V, 50hz country.
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Starter sockets are universal worldwide except some Japanese glow starters which have a screw base socket.
Yea I have seen those, I think they are cooler-looking than the normal ones. |
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@Multisubject are you kidding starter sockets are hard to find?? Tons are available all over the world, literally new and used.
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| Yea there are a heck of a lot of them, but none of them are as recessed as I would like them. I need some variety. Many are snap-in style (eww), and some are just plain ugly or cheap.
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| The starter socket itself isn't recessed. It can be recessed into the fixture, but not by itself.
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I"m don't speak English well, and rely on online translating to write in this site.
Please forgive me if my choice of my words looks like offensive, while that isn't my intention.
I only working with the international date format (dd.mm.yyyy).
I lives in Israel, which is a 220-240V, 50hz country.
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| Some starter sockets are indeed recessed by themselves, they mount directly to the enclosure and have a cavity for the starter to sit recessed.
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