US Lamps
Feb 9th 2005, 9:11 am
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US Lamps
Does anyone know if US lamps (bedside style) would work in Australia? I was wondering as the voltage is different in the US.
Thanks in anticipation.
Thanks in anticipation.
Feb 9th 2005, 9:25 am
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Re: US Lamps
Originally Posted by debsy
Does anyone know if US lamps (bedside style) would work in Australia? I was wondering as the voltage is different in the US.
Thanks in anticipation.
Thanks in anticipation.
Feb 9th 2005, 9:54 am
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Re: US Lamps
Originally Posted by Amazulu
US voltage is 110v. Aussie Voltage is 240v. Your lamps will burn out.
Feb 10th 2005, 1:48 am
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Re: US Lamps
Originally Posted by Amazulu
US voltage is 110v. Aussie Voltage is 240v. Your lamps will burn out.
An electrical expert would have to give a view on this, but I thought lamps were ok with a different voltage provided you used a local bulb. Don't quote me though.
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Feb 10th 2005, 2:16 am
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Re: US Lamps
Originally Posted by JAJ
An electrical expert would have to give a view on this, but I thought lamps were ok with a different voltage provided you used a local bulb. Don't quote me though.
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Feb 10th 2005, 2:23 am
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Re: US Lamps
Originally Posted by debsy
Does anyone know if US lamps (bedside style) would work in Australia? I was wondering as the voltage is different in the US.
Thanks in anticipation.
Thanks in anticipation.
If the lamp is "precious", it should not be too much hassle to re-wire/replace the inards with typical Australian bulb holder/plug/wire etc. Mind you, you will probably need to get 3 quotes, employ a project engineer to assemble a gang of electricians who will take 2 weeks to do the job when they eventually turn up and charge you twice as much as the original quote.
Andrew
