Vault lamp

The  is a fluorescent lamp used in Vault-Tec Vaults for illumination. The lamp can be mounted to a wall or a ceiling and can be paired with another lamp like it. Some of the residents have complained to vault physicians of eyestrain and headaches caused by the bright light of the lamps.

Vault Lamp Model #1
This lamp represents the majority of lamps used in the Vaults. The lamp is securely placed on a metal base. A white opaque plastic housing is placed over the lamp and is securely placed within two sitting metal triangular supports attached to either side of the base. Three bolts bind the metal supports to the housing. A metal cage, for containing and protecting the housing, is attached to the base on all sides. The lamps are wall-mounted onto yellow bands painted on concrete wall slabs in a corridor or on the bare ceilings of rooms. The lamps can be turned off completely in a room by a resident for a surprise birthday party or for displaying slides for the G.O.A.T.. In some corridors, there can be a sequence of lamp on-lamp off-lamp on. This sequence is seen in the clinic/classroom corridor in 2274 of Vault 101.

Vault Lamp Model #2
This is two cylindrical lamps positioned side-by-side unprotected within a rectangular metal base. The base is mounted either on the walls or ceilings of rooms in the Reactor Level.

Vault 101
In 2259, the Lone Wanderer's father reassures his young child that they will grow accustomed to the bright light of the lamps in Vault 101.

On July 13, 2268, the lamps in the Cafeteria are turned off in anticipation of the Lone Wanderer's arrival at a surprise tenth birthday party. When the Lone Wanderer walks into the darkened room, they are momentarily blinded when Stanley Armstrong turns the lights on. After the lamps are on, Officer Herman Gomez jokingly teases Stanley that he may have blinded the child. The Lone Wanderer, with vision restored, sees a room decked out in birthday party decorations.

In the early 2270's, Stanley speculates openly to his physician during diagnosis that his headaches may be connected to eyestrain caused by the lighting in his apartment. Though James agrees that the eyestrain may be compounding Stanley's headaches, the physician felt that overworking and exhaustion are more likely contributing to his patient's headaches.