LORi P Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Hi- A few years back I made snubbers with resistors I ordered from Mouser.com. I ordered brown, non-polarized lamp plugs from another on-line vendor, but I cannot find who. Does anyone know where I can buy these for a decent price? I have been able to find on two websites so far. One place had them for $10 each and the other for $5 each. When I bought them originally I think they were less than $1. Thanks in advance,Lori Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkDr Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 The Leviton part number on the plug you are looking for is 48643. Also, oftentimes seen as 000-48643-000. They're getting harder and harder to find, I'm afraid. Good luck in your search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EARLE W. TALLEY Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 TRY HEREhttp://search.hardwareworld.com/search?keywords=000-48643-000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LORi P Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 Thanks, Earle! Just ordered 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Couldnt a person just solder a resister in the end of a vampire plug? They're only 50 cents each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Couldnt a person just solder a resister in the end of a vampire plug? They're only 50 cents each. Vampire plugs have spikes that pierce the cable, where would you solder a resistor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Vampire plugs have spikes that pierce the cable, where would you solder a resistor?To the spikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 To the spikes But the spikes are in the cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 No, you wouldnt use any wire.....pretend the piece of paper i put in it is a resistor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 But once you put the cable in and the spikes started to go into the cable the resistor would get torn off wouldn't it? Or it may prevent the spikes from penetrating the cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dschultz56 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I think he is saying you wouldn't put a cable in this. The vampire plug with the resistor would be what the end of the LED string plugs into. It is definitely cheaper than the Leviton plugs - I have made a couple hundred of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Okay, gotcha. I would probably just pay the .86 cents for the plug Earle referenced then go though the hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddieseldean Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I use these from lowes they open up down the middle and have two screws inside very easy to makehttp://www.lowes.com/pd_591466-427-RP123WZ_1z0vj86Z1z0yt4x__?productId=50179179&pl=1&Ntt=plug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkDr Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I received a good bit of advice from George Simmons after mentioning how much wear and tear my fingers seemed to go through taking the boot on and off the Leviton plugs for assembly. He mentioned warming them to 150^ or so in an oven or toaster oven to make them more pliable. Brilliant!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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