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Thu, Oct 23, 08 at 12:00
| hi, i have wall lamps with specification to use 40 watt 230 volt G9 halogen bulbs. can i safely use 60 watt 120 volt bulbs in these? thanks in advance!!!
the lamps are Flos Romeo Soft W  |
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- Posted by solarpowered (My Page) on Fri, Oct 24, 08 at 17:04
| No. If it's speced for 40W, then 40W is the max you can use. There's also a possible issue of whether the wires and socket are OK with running double the current at 120V. Since 40W only draws 1/3rd of an amp at 120, they're probably OK for that, but that has not been demonstrated. |
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- Posted by scottielee (My Page) on Mon, Oct 27, 08 at 10:43
| thanks solarpowered. i was hoping 120v to be not as hot as 230v at the same wattage. i guess it's always better to be safe than sorry. |
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