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A socket ( 5 ) for a double-ended lamp ( 12 ) comprises a pair of opposed connectors ( 10 ) including single-piece ceramic housings ( 14 ) each having a top surface ( 16 ) and a bottom surface ( 18 ) and including a contact receiving area ( 20 ) formed in the top surface ( 16 ). An electrical contact ( 22 ) is positioned in the contact receiving area ( 20 ) and secured by any suitable means. The electrical contact ( 22 ) has a rectangular base ( 24 ) with two sides ( 26, 28 ) and two ends ( 30, 32 ). Opposed, upright walls ( 34, 36 ) extend from the sides ( 26, 28 ) of the base ( 24 ), and an upright clip ( 38 ) extends from one end of the base, for example, end ( 30 ). The upright walls ( 34, 36 ) and the upright clip ( 38 ) have portions projecting beyond the top surface ( 16 ) of the ceramic housing ( 14 ) to receive an end ( 40 ) of the lamp ( 12 ) therein. The electrical contact ( 22 ) is further mounted within a supplemental spring ( 50 ) having opposed legs ( 54, 56 ) which are adjacent to the upright walls ( 34, 36 ) of the contact. The legs ( 54, 56 ) engage the upright walls ( 34, 36 ), particularly when a lamp is inserted, providing increased tension thereto. The opposed connectors ( 10 ) are separated by a given distance and attached to a connecting bar ( 70 ).
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