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Originally Posted by villagetinker
Several people are missing a point, screw in lamp sockets have ONLY 2 wires, HOT and NEUTRAL there is NO ground connection, so even if you get an adapter with three connections, YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRUE CONNECTION TO GROUND. YOU DO NOT HAVE THE PROTECTION PROVIDED BY A TRUE CONNECTION TO GROUND. I hope you have a good life insurance policy.
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Excellent point.
And when adding a receptacle box to the post, it too must be grounded (along with the receptacle).