high voltage on light bulb

[denelson83]

Now that's what I call a flashbulb.

[joshcrosson]

ever blow a fuse? same thing. what did you think was gonna happen?

[kwacz]

@joshcrosson it was going to blow, but it is a deminstration because not everybody knows what will happen.

[stephanosanio]

Not really high voltage .. more like overvoltage.

[fecalacid55]

Very cool. If you don't mind me asking, what did you use to double the voltage?

[LockandKeyMagic]

Check out our light bulb magic :D

[dhomtepushkes]

AND YOU EXIST :D

[67tr876]

i want to see if it can run on 120 DC .

[FordCrownVictoriaV8]

@67tr876: All incandescent lamps can run on either AC or DC voltage, that the cool thing about them, they're more flexible than CFLs.

[kwacz]

@67tr876 some years back the hardware stores in this area actually sold a device that plugged in the wall that would lower the voltage to about 105 from 120. it was being advertised as saving money. they claimed that lowering voltage would cause motors to run cooler (dont make sense to me) but for incandescent lighting i can see this working.(remember undervoltage can cause damage to some motors and devices. generally acceptable drop should not exceed 10% raqted voltage. (industry standard)

[DatBoyJason]

thats what she said when he said ill screw her in

[kwacz]

lol

[bloodred32567]

Are you standing on the Ceiling or Something Because it looks like it. LOL :D

[kwacz]

concrete floor in garage.

[Calliber50]

You can run two bulbs in series with 220. Also if you have a DC drive you can hook 6 bulbs up in series to see if the 700 volt dc is working!

[MacsCanfly]

pop

[minicoppergpiscool]

Where did you get the socket.

[kwacz]

valu or home depot.

[gezzaky]

LOL This made me laugh for some reason

[TheGeek1028]

If you put it on a dimmer and slowly put it up to 220, it might actually work at 220.

[kwacz]

maybe.

[GoldfingerRedline]

Bulb life is inversely proportional to the voltage difference, to the 13th power! You might get a few minutes if you are lucky.

[Nivicoman]

@GoldfingerRedline We lived in japan for a time (dad was in the service) and US 120 volt light bulbs last forever on their 100 volts. On the other hand Japanese 100 volt bulbs last a few days at most on 120 volts.

[bestamerica]

where to get double volts from 110 to 220

[cheeezy]

What if you double the voltage but lower the amps keeping it at the same wattage?

[kwacz]

cutting the amperage will cause a voltage drop hence you are no longer at 240 but rather 120 where it belongs.

[slaterking1000]

Don't all bulbs work at 115 or 230, they all have the same fitting.

The amps must have been the same when going form 115 to 230.

[kwacz]

no, the bulb is rated for a specific voltage just like any other piece of equipment

[slaterking1000]

but a filament is just a filament, amperage determines it;s thickness.

[TheGeek1028]

Double the wattage, double the thickness.

Double the voltage, double it again.

Take a clear 60 w and a clear 25w and tell me they're not the same.

[slaterking1000]

I said that, amperage changes wattage. Voltage will not have a factor on thickness.

[upon2walk]

lol it farted!!! =-))

[chrischris349]

Nice, that scared me too.

[McGuywer]

That would never have happened with an european bulb, as they run on 230V.

[4lom67]

i did that but with like 10 batteries and a small light bold and it blew up

[kwacz]

but i like playing with high voltage.

[cheetawolf]

lol it blew up

[lilbrian97]

POP! that's it?!?!

[st112570]

It kinda just pooped out there huh.

[kwacz]

this was an intentional experiment, but sorry to hear that so much stuff got blown up.

[Gunslinger890]

Nice, well done dude :D