Thread: Should this halogen bulb work off a 24 volt socket?
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Default Should this halogen bulb work off a 24 volt socket?
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You are supposed to underpower the light bulb. Why do you think normal
house light bulbs are 120v when you only have 110v at the outlet. It
increases the life of the light bulb.



That's news to me, it was 110V back in the 1950s but has been 120V
nominal for quite some time. I just measured mine and it's 121.4V at the
moment.

If you undervolt an incandescent bulb the light output drops far more
rapidly than the wattage and for a given amount of light you end up
spending dollars more on electricity to extend the life of a 25 cent bulb.
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