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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 to find the one I wanted. I think I'll run over to the hardware store next time.


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.


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://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/14349/are-there-any-...


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.


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...

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/savant-ge-basic-in...


Yeah no way theres a transformer stepping up the voltage in his hood.

Its 130V rated for safety but realistically hes getting like 115




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