Martin Evans wrote:

With incandesent lamps being "Euro rated" at 230v there is no wonder
they last such a short time.

They arent. And they dont. Britain is still 240 despite the official
230 description, and France still 220. Britain uses 240v bulbs and
France 220, because incandescents do not span the range happily.

Neither country is changing its voltage significantly. The adoption of
a cmomon standard simply means new electricals will be rated for use in
either country - incandescent bulbs excepted.

1000hr Incandescents last the same time they always did, 1000hr
average. 2 things have however changed:
1. The tendency to use many bulbs per room, not 1.
2. The fact that we grew up and time now goes much faster.


NT