Why no 2-pin bayonet lamp holder are available in market?

Q: Hi, to follow the green idea of using the cfl bulbs i had installed the cfl lighting in my home few years back. now i have got the second floor of my house built and while buying the lighting fixtures i was surprised by not greeting the regular 2 pin holder in the market. Why is it so. the 3 pin CFL is very expensive in comparison to the 2 pin holder. where can i find the standard 2 pin holders in Bangalore

Kalki K,

21st February 2013

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You can find some of the best dealers of Lighting providers at Brigade Road. Standard 2 pins are available at KR Market.

Sara Danyal,

4th September 2019

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In the UK new houses/flats (less than 5years) must by law (building regulations), have a number of light fittings which will not accept incandescent filament
lamps ( a green idea). This has led to the development of a proprietary, arbitrary format of compact Fluorescent bulb (CFL), the BC3, that costs a lot more (10 to 15times) than regular 2pin standard compact fluorescent. Further more I am to understand that they are presently difficult to obtain, and about which the public generally do not know much (yet). If any body were to end up with the situation, we could help them by modifying the available (new type) 3-pin bayonet holder to hold regular 2pin (low cost) CFL
and still stay within regulation, as the regulation is only for use of CFL in place of incandescent bulb and not the holder format, that someone is monopolising.

Madhav Deb, Bangalore

12th March 2013

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