Emergency Lamp! The Help!

hey me and a friend figured out or CFL setup but problem is the bulbs we got wont with stand out lamps we have a 100 watt lamp each and those y sockets so we have a blue spectrum 100 watt which were shakey aobut using and then 2 120 red spectrums with the y socket which will shurely blow it up or melt it.

can someone help us we each need a lamp that can with stand 240 wat max ( cause of 2 120 watt bulbs running at same time ) and we dont have alot fo money i saw one that takes 250 watts it was a heat lamp an causes 80 bucks were in the 10-20 dollar price range. help us any lighting fixture will do just that it cna with stand the wattage

I would think most any porcelin (sp?) lampholders would handle it I know i have seen y-splitters with 2-100 watt incandescant bulbs. I would suggest try it when you can keep your eye no them Im not saying you have to sit there in the room all day but maybe check every few hours and see if it is getting hot. I am not an electrician nor do i claim to be one but i would think if the y-socket is not hot after 12 or 18 hours on then the 6 or 12 hours should be enough to cool it off... Im not sure though because i am more of an experiment orientated person. good luck why not buy another lamp ? the clamp ones which are nice for positioning and offer a good amount of reflectivity only cost 5.88 for the 8.5 inch reflector 9.77 for the 10" reflector both include plug 6-10 foot cord and the lampholder I suggest (from experience) the 10" a little more footprint the 8.5" are fine for side lighting and getting into places that do not receive enough light.

guys u mis understood me ill reword it in tldr'


Situation: i have a veg CFL bulb - 1 x 100 watt
and for flowering - 2 x 120 watt CFL

i have a metal tall desk clam lamp that can only with stand 100 wats. and i have a y spliter but its a cheap 2-3 dollar 1 made of plastic.

now can someone help me find a replacement lamp that can with stand this kind of wattage

Head down to your local thrift shop and convert a lamp...There is usually something that can work for ya in good ol' junk shop...

i need something from a hardware store