E12 BASE CANDLEABRA BASE BULB SOCKET, 660W MAX

Name: E12 BASE CANDLEABRA BASE BULB SOCKET, 660W MAX
Brand: LUMENSTARLED
SKU: LS-E12-SS2
Price: 7.97 CAD
Availability: InStock

SKU: LS-E12-SS2

Brand: LUMENSTARLED

Every chandelier, sconce and decorative pendant needs one humble part to work — and this is it. The E12 candelabra socket from LumenstarLED, model LS-E12-SS2, is the small-base bulb socket (also called a candelabra lamp holder, candle socket or light bulb holder) that accepts every standard E12 base bulb, from LED candle lamps to decorative filament and globe styles. It is the part builders, fixture assemblers and homeowners reach for when a socket is cracked, scorched or simply missing, and the part designers specify when they build a chandelier, a candelabra pendant, a wall sconce, a nightlight or an ornamental ceiling fixture from scratch.

Built around a PC (polycarbonate) housing, this socket is made for the real world of decorative lighting: sturdy, easy to handle and designed to keep its shape around warm lamps. It carries a 660W maximum rating, so it safely covers the full spread of small-base lamps you are likely to install — and far more headroom than you will ever use with modern LED candelabra bulbs, which draw a fraction of the power of the incandescent lamps they replace. The base is a true E12 candelabra screw type, and the required hole cutout size is 0.88" (22mm), so you can check your fixture plate or canopy before you order. Note that the socket itself is listed as not dimmable; dimming behaviour on your circuit will depend on the lamp and control you choose.

From a dining-room chandelier in a Montréal duplex to a row of sconces in a boutique hotel corridor, a restaurant's decorative pendants or a small shop's display fixtures, the LS-E12-SS2 keeps fixtures alive instead of sending them to the curb. Contractors love it for fast service calls — swap the failed candelabra socket, reinstall the shade, done. Fixture builders love it because the 0.88" (22mm) cutout drops straight into standard hardware. Stock a few with your other lighting accessories and you will never lose an evening to a dead chandelier arm again. Add the E12 candelabra bulb socket to your order and keep your decorative lighting projects moving.

What this component is
The LumenstarLED LS-E12-SS2 is a candelabra base socket, the small screw-shell lamp holder used throughout decorative lighting. Where larger fixtures use a medium screw base, chandeliers, candelabra pendants, sconces, nightlights and ornamental ceiling fixtures use the narrower E12 base. This socket is the electrical and mechanical connection point between your fixture wiring and the lamp: it grips the bulb, carries the current and holds the lamp in position. It is sold as a component for new fixture assemblies and as a replacement part for luminaires already installed, which makes it as useful on a manufacturing bench as it is in a service van.

Construction and build
The housing is PC, a moulded polycarbonate body chosen for decorative lamp holders because it is tough, stable and easy to work with during assembly. The shell accepts standard E12 candelabra lamps — LED candle bulbs, decorative filament candles and small globes — with a clean, positive thread engagement so the bulb sits straight in the fixture arm. Because the socket is a component rather than a finished luminaire, it should be installed inside a fixture, canopy or enclosure suited to the application, and the lamp you choose should always respect the fixture manufacturer's own limits.

Technical specifications
Product code: LS-E12-SS2
Brand: LumenstarLED
Base: E12 candelabra
Maximum rating: 660W
Hole cutout size: 0.88" (22mm)
Housing: PC
Dimmable: No

Installation and electrical notes
Installation is straightforward for a qualified electrician or an experienced DIYer: isolate the circuit, prepare the fixture opening to the 0.88" (22mm) cutout, seat the socket, make your connections and test. Because the cutout is a common size for decorative hardware, the socket drops into many standard fixture plates, arms and canopies without modification. The 660W maximum gives generous headroom for the small-base lamps used in decorative fixtures, but remember that the real limit is always the lowest rating in the assembly — fixture, wiring and lamp included. In Canada, line-voltage work should follow the Canadian Electrical Code and any provincial or municipal requirements; when in doubt, hand the job to a licensed electrician.

Applications, lamp choice and documentation
Think dining-room chandeliers, stairwell sconces, hallway nightlights, bathroom vanity fixtures with candle lamps, restaurant and café pendants, hotel corridor sconces and retail display fixtures — anywhere a small screw base is used. Pairing the E12 socket with modern LED candelabra bulbs is the smart move: LED candles draw far less power than the incandescent lamps they replace while delivering comparable or better light, which trims consumption across a chandelier carrying many lamps at once. Keep in mind that this socket is listed as not dimmable, so choose your lamp and control accordingly. The technical PDF (E12 SOCKET) for the LS-E12-SS2 is available in the Documentation tab — download it to confirm the cutout size and base type before you cut, drill or order in volume.

Technical Files