Lampholder with Cord Grip

[Paul Gilroy]

Hi

Wonder if anyone could be kind enough to give me some advice. I have bought a BG Lampholder from Screwfix. I was looking specifically for one that had a cord grip. The one I have is advertised as a integral cord grip but I was expecting the cord to be hand tightened in some way. I just can't see it. All I see is basically just a hole at the top that the cord goes through. Quite slack at that. I know that after I wire the terminals I tuck the blue and brown under the cable restraints. I don't if I am getting cable restraint and cord grip mixed up but I was definitely expecting the hole at the top to grip the cord. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks very much

https://www.screwfix.com/p/british-general-cordgrip-straight-lamp-holder-bc/48002

 

[westward10]

Standard restraint on BT sockets, for example...

It is not a means of restraint it merely holds the cable in place.

 

[Squid]

It is not a means of restraint it merely holds the cable in place.

I bet pirate has a supply of long cable ties, plastic bags and a list of members names and addresses...........

 

[DPG]

It is not a means of restraint it merely holds the cable in place.

Very similar function though.

 

[SparkyChick]

If you need a dedicated cord grip (for a heavier than usual lamp - although you shouldn't put too much weight on the flex), you could buy a lamp holder with a threaded cord entry as these are meant to be mounted in some way, and then purchase a third party cord grip that screws into it.

These can be picked up quite cheaply from on-line lamp spares suppliers and come in a variety of colours. They can also supply more stylish lamp holders but be aware that if you choose a metal lamp holder, it's likely it will need an earth providing which obviously requires the use a a 3 core flex.