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110v light -> 240v ??
scottc - 17/2/07 at 02:22 PM

I have a 110v twin halogen spotlights on a stand, but have no 110v electricity!

Can I....change the bulbs and the plug and use 240V? I assume the current will be half of what it is with 110v so the wiring should be fine.

If it makes any difference the bulbs are 500w.

Cheers

owelly - 17/2/07 at 02:26 PM

Just swap the bulbs and the plug and the jobs a carrot.....

PaulBuz - 17/2/07 at 02:58 PM

just wire 'em in series!!
...only joking, just change the lamps.

scottc - 17/2/07 at 03:01 PM

funnily enough Paul I had thought about that.

scottc - 17/2/07 at 04:28 PM

Cheers guys works a treat

02GF74 - 17/2/07 at 07:02 PM

quote:
Originally posted by PaulBuz
just wire 'em in series!!
...only joking, just change the lamps.


in theory that should work, in practise the bulbs will not have identical resistance so one bulb may draw more current that it can handle and go pop - this is the principle of Christmas tree lamps.

Since the bulbs are of no use unless you invest in a 240/110 transformer you might as well put tiem in series, if it blowes, then you need 240 V bulbs.

make sure that the housingm, contacts etc: can e made safe to be wired in series

caber - 17/2/07 at 09:17 PM

In practice it works just fine wiring lamps in series. When I used to do Rock and Roll lighting all the rigs were 120V lamps paired in series in a great big patch panel on the dimmer racks!

Caber