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No, it would glow very dimly or not at all. Bulbs must run at the voltage they were designed for.
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Can a 230 volt bulb be used on a 120 volt circuit How does this impact wattage of the bulb?
Yes, a 230V bulb can be used on a 120V circuit, but the power output of the bulb will be approximately one quarter. (Half the voltage and half the current) Note, however, that since the bulb will be cooler, the resistance will be slightly less, so power will be somewhat higher than expected, but estimated figure is still one quarter.
A system has 220v ac L and neutral can be possible two hot leg 120v ac be used?
yes, but the two 120v legs would have to come from breakers that are on the two different bus bars in the panel box, otherwise, you will get zero voltage between the two hot wires and 120 volts to neutral.
Can an 18 watt bulb be used in low voltage outdoor lighting?
If it is an 18 watt 12 volt bulb, then yes. But an 18 watt 120 volt bulb - then no.
How many lumens in 75 watt bulb?
which has more resistance 100 watt bulb or 60 watt bulb? In short, the 60 watt bulb has more resistance. Power can be calculated using the following formula: P = (V^2)/R The power rating for a light bulb is measured using a 120 Volt source. Since the voltage will be the same for both light bulbs, using the formula, the bulb with the lowest resistance would have the greatest power.
How zero volt bulb consume electricity?
A zero-volt bulb actually runs on some fixed supply voltage, so the term is not strictly correct. The voltage times the current in amps will give the power used by the bulb in watts, which is converted into watt-hours of energy by multiplying by the number of hours used.
Use a 145v light bulb in a 120v socket?
Yes. The bulb will be slightly dimmer, but will last much longer. Most 145V bulbs are intended to be used in 120V exit signs. The reason for the higher voltage rating on the bulb is because it will last a long, long time when used at 120V.
What does 240 mean?
240 refers to the voltage used in an electrical system. The US uses 120V/240V, while the UK uses just 240V.
What voltage is used in commercial area in Canada?
120v, 240v and 347v for lighting
Can a 230 volt bulb be used on a 120 volt circuit How does this impact wattage of the bulb?
Yes, a 230V bulb can be used on a 120V circuit, but the power output of the bulb will be approximately one quarter. (Half the voltage and half the current) Note, however, that since the bulb will be cooler, the resistance will be slightly less, so power will be somewhat higher than expected, but estimated figure is still one quarter.
Could a lamp bulb 110v-130v 2w 17mA be used on a 120v 40w bulb max lamp?
Yes. As long as the voltage is designed for the lamp and the socket and fixture can handle the heat (from the rated power in watts), you can. You will probably find that the socket or connector for this lamp is different than the one intended.
What is difference between 2000W and 1500W and how to find out how much powerelectricity each consumes?
To find the power will depend on the voltage the item uses. Assuming a 120 volt circuit divide the wattage by the voltage, this gives the amps used. 2000w / 120v = 16.67 amps. 1500w/ 120v = 12.5 amps used.
Will a diode work as a light dimmer when switched or added in series to an incandescent 120 volt AC bulb?
Actually, I have seen this in a respected electronics magazine (Elektor) quite some time ago: A diode (selected to be capable to handle the amps, the voltage and the heat from the bulb - if placed inside the lighting fixture) is used to "cut off" one half of the AC sine wave and thus sending pulses of 120V to an incandescent light bulb, simulating a simple dimming device. The proposal was meant to run 240V bulbs at 50% of their brightness but I am pretty certain this concept can be used to run 120V bulbs from 240V power. One other way of connecting 120V bulbs to 240V would be to connect two 120V bulbs OF THE SAME WATTAGE in SERIES, so the two bulbs form their own voltage divider. Not sure what happens if one bulb burns out - I would expect the other one to blow too, as a dying light bulb represents zero Ohms (plasma/arcing) for a few milliseconds before it goes dark forever.
A system has 220v ac L and neutral can be possible two hot leg 120v ac be used?
yes, but the two 120v legs would have to come from breakers that are on the two different bus bars in the panel box, otherwise, you will get zero voltage between the two hot wires and 120 volts to neutral.
Can an 18 watt bulb be used in low voltage outdoor lighting?
If it is an 18 watt 12 volt bulb, then yes. But an 18 watt 120 volt bulb - then no.
How many lumens in 75 watt bulb?
which has more resistance 100 watt bulb or 60 watt bulb? In short, the 60 watt bulb has more resistance. Power can be calculated using the following formula: P = (V^2)/R The power rating for a light bulb is measured using a 120 Volt source. Since the voltage will be the same for both light bulbs, using the formula, the bulb with the lowest resistance would have the greatest power.
Why 120V is used in America?
When Thomas Edison first developed his carbon filament lightbulb and DC generation system to provide power to customers for those lightbulbs he arbitrarily picked 100VDC as the operating voltage.However he soon discovered wide variation in the lightbulbs that were being manufactured: some burned too bright and failed quickly, some worked as expected, some burned too dim but lasted very long before failing. On testing the different bulbs he found that by reducing or increasing the operating voltage for a bulb as needed he could make all the bulbs operate as expected. Being very pragmatic and as he had full control of all the generators and bulb sales, he simply had the bulbs sorted by operating voltage (e.g. 90V, 100V, 110V, 120V), set different local generators to these voltages, and sold different customers different voltage rated bulbs based on their local electric generator's voltage; instead of correcting the problems causing the manufacturing variation.When the electric system was changed to Tesla's AC system it was necessary to standardise the voltage better, resulting in 110VAC, 115VAC, and 120VAC becoming the standards.
What happens when a bulb of 6volts used in an circuit?
depending at the kind and high at the voltage, or/and the high of the power
