Hello all,

I'm considering buying a chandelier in a US web-shop, and as far as
I know there is different lamp fitting standard there (E26, if I'm not
mistaken, in the US, and E27 here in the Netherlands). My question is
-- does anyone has an experience with this subject? Will I be able to
use E27 bulbs in E26 fittings -- I saw that some fittings (sold
separately) are even marked as E26/E27 now. Or will I need to place
new fittings in the chandelier (and I think it's a bit risky, as I'm
not sure that the fitting fixture will allow for it).

Any advice will be very appreciated.

Thanks in advance and kind regards
olejorik
What's the difference between 120v 60Hz and 240v 50Hz. Check the

olejorik wrote:
Hello all,

   I'm considering buying a chandelier in a US web-shop, and as far as
I know there is different lamp fitting standard there (E26, if I'm not
mistaken, in the US, and E27 here in the Netherlands). My question is
-- does anyone has an experience with this subject? Will I be able to
use E27 bulbs in E26 fittings -- I saw that some fittings (sold
separately) are even marked as E26/E27 now. Or will I need to place
new fittings in the chandelier (and I think it's a bit risky, as I'm
not sure that the fitting fixture will allow for it).

Any advice will be very appreciated.

Thanks in advance and kind regards
olejorik

What's the difference between 120v 60Hz and 240v 50Hz.  Check the
insulation rating buddy.

Rob.- Hide quoted text -

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olejorik wrote:
Hello all,

I'm considering buying a chandelier in a US web-shop, and as far as
I know there is different lamp fitting standard there (E26, if I'm not
mistaken, in the US, and E27 here in the Netherlands). My question is
-- does anyone has an experience with this subject? Will I be able to
use E27 bulbs in E26 fittings -- I saw that some fittings (sold
separately) are even marked as E26/E27 now. Or will I need to place
new fittings in the chandelier (and I think it's a bit risky, as I'm
not sure that the fitting fixture will allow for it).

Any advice will be very appreciated.

Thanks in advance and kind regards
olejorik

What's the difference between 120v 60Hz and 240v 50Hz. Check the
insulation rating buddy.

Rob.- Hide quoted text -

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On Jun 10, 10:46 am, Robert Wilson <robwil... at (no spam) remove.brushhead.co.uk
wrote:
olejorik wrote:
Hello all,

   I'm considering buying a chandelier in a US web-shop, and as far as
I know there is different lamp fitting standard there (E26, if I'm not
mistaken, in the US, and E27 here in the Netherlands). My question is
-- does anyone has an experience with this subject? Will I be able to
use E27 bulbs in E26 fittings -- I saw that some fittings (sold
separately) are even marked as E26/E27 now. Or will I need to place
new fittings in the chandelier (and I think it's a bit risky, as I'm
not sure that the fitting fixture will allow for it).

Any advice will be very appreciated.

Thanks in advance and kind regards
olejorik

What's the difference between 120v 60Hz and 240v 50Hz.  Check the
insulation rating buddy.

Yes, I thought about this, Rob. The sales person in the web shop said
that the lamp can be converted by only rewiring the fitting, that's
why I ask the question.

In article <ef892583-2be8-4ce2-ac7a-488ccfc9f... at (no spam) c58g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>,
        olejorik <oleg.solov... at (no spam) gmail.com> writes:





On Jun 10, 10:46 am, Robert Wilson <robwil... at (no spam) remove.brushhead.co.uk
wrote:
olejorik wrote:
Hello all,

   I'm considering buying a chandelier in a US web-shop, and as far as
I know there is different lamp fitting standard there (E26, if I'm not
mistaken, in the US, and E27 here in the Netherlands). My question is
-- does anyone has an experience with this subject? Will I be able to
use E27 bulbs in E26 fittings -- I saw that some fittings (sold
separately) are even marked as E26/E27 now. Or will I need to place
new fittings in the chandelier (and I think it's a bit risky, as I'm
not sure that the fitting fixture will allow for it).

Any advice will be very appreciated.

Thanks in advance and kind regards
olejorik

What's the difference between 120v 60Hz and 240v 50Hz.  Check the
insulation rating buddy.

Yes, I thought about this, Rob. The sales person in the web shop said
that the lamp can be converted by only rewiring the fitting, that's
why I ask the question.

That will include replacement of the lampholders, so the
E26/E27 question is irrelevant. (US lampholders don't even
come close to being acceptable in Europe, and that's nothing
to do with the different size.)

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Andrew Gabriel
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Now I'm confused.

When I moved to Germany I brought US lamps.  Of course I needed
locally purchased 220V bulbs and an adaptor (not a transformer) to fit
the outlet, but after that they worked fine.  All my coworkers have
done the same without problems.

(I know I'm using lamp and bulb in nonstandard ways, sorry.  I mean I
brought that big object that sits on the table from the US and I
bought that little pear shaped glass thing at the German store.)

On Jun 15, 1:00 pm, TimR <timothy... at (no spam) aol.com> wrote:

Now I'm confused.

When I moved to Germany I brought US lamps.  Of course I needed
locally purchased 220V bulbs and an adaptor (not a transformer) to fit
the outlet, but after that they worked fine.  All my coworkers have
done the same without problems.

(I know I'm using lamp and bulb in nonstandard ways, sorry.  I mean I
brought that big object that sits on the table from the US and I
bought that little pear shaped glass thing at the German store.)

so it means that E27 bulbs can be mounted without probelms to E26
fitting? --
This sound encouraging, so maybe I just need to buy that lamp and try
it.

olejorik

On Jun 15, 1:00 pm, TimR <timothy... at (no spam) aol.com> wrote:
Now I'm confused.

When I moved to Germany I brought US lamps.  Of course I needed
locally purchased 220V bulbs and an adaptor (not a transformer) to fit
the outlet, but after that they worked fine.  All my coworkers have
done the same without problems.

(I know I'm using lamp and bulb in nonstandard ways, sorry.  I mean I
brought that big object that sits on the table from the US and I
bought that little pear shaped glass thing at the German store.)
so it means that E27 bulbs can be mounted without probelms to E26
fitting? --
This sound encouraging, so maybe I just need to buy that lamp and try
it.

In EU countries with polarised mains supplies, the live connection
must be the tip and not the screw, and unpolarised connectors are
not allowed on appliances with ES lampholders.

Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

Ah.  Now that is significant.  All our lamps have unpolarized plugs
and can be inserted either way, so there is no way to tell whether the
tip would be live or not.

On Jun 18, 12:38 pm, and... at (no spam) cucumber.demon.co.uk (Andrew Gabriel)
wrote:
In EU countries with polarised mains supplies, the live connection
must be the tip and not the screw, and unpolarised connectors are
not allowed on appliances with ES lampholders.

Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]


Ah. Now that is significant. All our lamps have unpolarized plugs
and can be inserted either way, so there is no way to tell whether the
tip would be live or not.

Ah.  Now that is significant.  All our lamps have unpolarized plugs
and can be inserted either way, so there is no way to tell whether the
tip would be live or not.

Or maybe not. I just looked at a German outlet. It is not polarized,
so you can insert any German lamp either way. So it shouldn't matter
with a US lamp either.