Pendant ES sockets

I have wondered that too, as I was hoping to standarise on ES lamps. One problem is that ES lampholders have a larger diameter so many older lampshades will not fit them (though some we have bought recently have a removable insert to alter the diameter to suit).

I found it was possible to buy E27 lampholders, complete with a long flex designed to be part of a standard lamp, at £3 from Ikea:

Available mail order now?

Owain

I cannot understand why anyone would prefer to use ES fittings instead of BC fittings.

Just tell the f****g sheds to stock proper lamps and not this foreign s*it.

jgh

I tend to agree, but many lamps are now produced /only/ in ES fitting. In this particular case, we bought one of these for our 2-years old grandson who loves coloured lights and remote controls:

It was only after I bought it that I discovered the difficulty in buying pendant ES fittings. In the end, it was simpler to buy a BC-ES converter from Maplin (though being Maplin, rather expensive). At least that way the BC fitting was preserved for future use when he grows tired of playing with the coloured lamp!