I bought a light fixture in Europe. can I attach it in North america without concern, or will it not work?thanks?

I bought a light fixture in Europe. Can I attach it in North america without concern, or will it not work? Thanks Asked by brownie1967 3 months ago Similar questions: bought light fixture Europe attach North america concern work Environment > Energy.

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Look at the fixture - see what the bulb sockets are labelled. If they are marked as 120/240, then you can use the fixture. If they are marked '220-240 only' then American electrical current (which is at 120) will not have the power to light them.

Thanks ElBandito Roso! If the socket says '220-240 only' could I change the socket? Brownie1967 3 months ago .

Thanks! Any idea about changing the socket! Brownie1967 3 months ago .

There will be concerns: most european power systems use 220V mains power; and so the fixture is made for bulbs that are not available and won't work here. Some of the sockets are close enough to fit US standard bulbs and some are not. I have a customer on my schedule to change out the sockets on a chandelier because it will not accept US bulbs.

(note that you will have to also look at the sockets to see if they can be changed or if the are rivetted in place) .

You don't just need an adapter. You also need a step up transformer. I lived in Belgium and it's 220volts but I can't remember the cycles.So if you were in, basically Western Europe, you need to bring up the voltage.

Some will say that you could plug it into an American 220 socket but I believe our 220 AC runs at a different cycle than Europe. I haven't checked the price of them but if the lamp is a cheap one you may end up spending more on the transformer. You will also need an adapter, as previously stated.

I assume no responsibility for your actions. It was so nice in Belgium they aren't a litigious society like the US. Just my opinion.

Do a google search just to make sure.

I hope you did not pay too much for it. My concerns would be that if you bought it in some country with loose standards, it might not be up to US building codes or Underwriters's Lab codes. The fixture is made to run on 220 Volts, which is good in the sense that the wires have twice as thick an insulation on them than you really need here, BUT the downside is the wire insides may be half as thick as you need.

You see a 100-watt bulb running on 220 volts draws half the current as a 110 volt bulb, so the wiring may be thinner and the wires will heat up and maybe melt the insulation when you plug in our heavy-current 110 volt bulbs. We used to have a fancy german vacuum cleaner that was wired up to run on 110 volts, BUT they did not put on a heavier power cord, so that thinner 220 volt one ran REALLY REALLY WARM.

If it doesn't work, you can always go to Home Depot and buy a light socket w/cord and put that in to replace the foreign one that won't work on U.S. Circuits.

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