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AMJAY AMJAY is offline
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Default "Standard" bulb base: E26 or E27? Both?

replying to k, AMJAY wrote:
keithblakeslee wrote:

"Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message
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Wow, thanks Jeff. I can't tell you how much time I've wasted trying to

find
that out. I don't yet have wikipedia in my mental list of info sources.
thanks




JEFF ,

E 26 AND E27 ARE INTERCHANGEABLE , ACTUALLY E26 AND E27 DENOTES DIAMETER
OF BULB FITTING THREAD AS 26 MM AND 27 MM RESPECTIVELY.

E26 BULB ARE USED IN US AND CANADA WHILE E27 ARE USED IN EUROPE.

HOPE I HAVE CLARIFIED.


AMJAY CHANA

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