Isolating links needed on pull chains

Electrical · Lights, Outlets and Switches · printed page 103 (PDF page 104)

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Text in the illustration

isolating link made of cardboard or plastic

Generated explanation

The illustration shows a ceiling-mounted lampholder with an illuminated exposed bulb and a hanging bead pull chain. An isolating link interrupts the chain near the fixture, separating the short upper chain segment from the longer operating segment below. The callout identifies cardboard or plastic as the link material. This depicts the correct use of an insulating break in a light's pull chain to reduce electrical shock risk.

Components

ceiling-mounted lampholder light bulb pull chain isolating link

Materials

cardboard or plastic isolating link metal bead chain glass bulb