We recently sent some furniture to my daughter who lives in Helsinki. I converted some floor and table lamps for her by removing the U.S. plug and replacing it with a pin style plug which matches the
The current will be fine, but I have some doubts about doubling the voltage. Plus, if I remember right, their light bulbs don't use the same base as ours. Randall ___________________________________
My understanding has been the current is more demanding of conductors, switches, etc than voltage. So doubling the voltage & halving the current should be ok. But you really need to go with code over
In my experience, USA-spec electrical stuff like cords, plugs, switches, and lamp sockets are better-made and more durable than European stuff. The Europeans seem to have taken the attitude that sinc
The European light bulbs use the same socket as us, but they also have a bayonet style that is sometimes used. That just means that a shop has to carry more varieties of bulbs. Once when I was livin