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Yesterday I tried to buy a light bulb for my kitchen hood on Amazon. I searched for 130V 40W light bulb. I ended up buying a 120V one because I gave up trying t

by mutinyy 29d ago

Yesterday I tried to buy a light bulb for my kitchen hood on Amazon. I searched for 130V 40W light bulb. I ended up buying a 120V one because I gave up trying to find the one I wanted. I think I'll run over to the hardware store next time.

laurencerowe 29d ago
Is there a difference between a 120V bulb and a 130V bulb? I thought we basically had 110-130V North American voltage and 220-240V Euro and others voltage as the actual voltage you get from the grid varies within a range.
- knollimar 29d ago
  Yeah no way theres a transformer stepping up the voltage in his hood. Its 130V rated for safety but realistically hes getting like 115
- chrismartin 29d ago
  Yes, the 130 volt bulb lasts longer when operated on 120 volts. My family would buy these when I was kid. Some probably non-LLM explanations: https://blog.1000bulbs.com/home/why-buy-130-volt-light-bulbs https://blog.1000bulbs.com/home/why-buy-130-volt-light-bulbs https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/14349/are-there-any-other-reasons-to-use-130-volt-halogen-light-bulbs-instead-of-120-v https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/14349/are-there-any-...
  - inigyou 29d ago
    Yes, but that isn't a thing that is actually manufactured, due to the lightbulb cartel. And if it was manufactured, they'd label it as 120V, long-lasting, because no country uses 130V power. You can't just will arbitrary part specifications into existence. You can't declare that you need a 67.53 ohm resistor and then search for that. They only make certain values.
    - chrismartin 25d ago
      It's absolutely manufactured! And labeled as 130 volts. Of course, people use them on 120 volt systems, but of course, they still work. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Feit-Electric-40-Watt-Soft-White-2700K-T7N-Dimmable-Intermediate-E17-130-Volt-Incandescent-Light-Bulb-1-Pack-BP40T7N-130-HDRP/312505842 https://www.homedepot.com/p/Feit-Electric-40-Watt-Soft-White... https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/savant-ge-basic-incandescent-light-bulb-300-watt-130v-usage https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/savant-ge-basic-in...

by mutinyy 29d ago

laurencerowe 29d ago

Is there a difference between a 120V bulb and a 130V bulb? I thought we basically had 110-130V North American voltage and 220-240V Euro and others voltage as the actual voltage you get from the grid varies within a range.

knollimar 29d ago
Yeah no way theres a transformer stepping up the voltage in his hood. Its 130V rated for safety but realistically hes getting like 115
chrismartin 29d ago
Yes, the 130 volt bulb lasts longer when operated on 120 volts. My family would buy these when I was kid. Some probably non-LLM explanations: https://blog.1000bulbs.com/home/why-buy-130-volt-light-bulbs https://blog.1000bulbs.com/home/why-buy-130-volt-light-bulbs https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/14349/are-there-any-other-reasons-to-use-130-volt-halogen-light-bulbs-instead-of-120-v https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/14349/are-there-any-...
- inigyou 29d ago
  Yes, but that isn't a thing that is actually manufactured, due to the lightbulb cartel. And if it was manufactured, they'd label it as 120V, long-lasting, because no country uses 130V power. You can't just will arbitrary part specifications into existence. You can't declare that you need a 67.53 ohm resistor and then search for that. They only make certain values.
  - chrismartin 25d ago
    It's absolutely manufactured! And labeled as 130 volts. Of course, people use them on 120 volt systems, but of course, they still work. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Feit-Electric-40-Watt-Soft-White-2700K-T7N-Dimmable-Intermediate-E17-130-Volt-Incandescent-Light-Bulb-1-Pack-BP40T7N-130-HDRP/312505842 https://www.homedepot.com/p/Feit-Electric-40-Watt-Soft-White... https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/savant-ge-basic-incandescent-light-bulb-300-watt-130v-usage https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/savant-ge-basic-in...