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2/5/2012 8:58:34 PM
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What will happen if I put 60w bulbs in my 40w sockets?
So last summer I got a new ceiling fan, it has 4 sockets rated for 40w bulbs. They are very dim however and I want my room brighter. The bulbs are the old kind, not the swirled kind, which are difficult to find with the right size to fit in my fan's sockets and rarely come in the right wattage.
Now if I get these in the right wattage, would they be brighter then the old kind of bulbs would be? If not, what would happen if I used 60w swirled bulbs in the 40w sockets? Is it dangerous to do this or would it be safe to use them?
I just want some way to make my room brighter, it's to damn dim in here with the garbage bulbs I have in it now.
My current bulbs are like [url=http://www.jtylerscandleshop.com/images/LightBulb-450.gif]this[/url].
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] halo3genius [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ABotelho OMG your coup is literally unreadable![/quote] You must be new to coup. I wouldn't recommend it, OP.[/quote] I've had coup for probably over a year now. I find the text perfectly readable and nobody has ever complained about it until now.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] slayer2142 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Serious Mobo If bulb > supply Boom; If bulb < supply Dim;[/quote] Shouldn't it be the opposite. If a 60 watt bulb is put in a supply that is only providing 40 watts of power shouldn't it be dim?[/quote] Uh -blam!- It's late *edits*
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Serious Mobo If bulb > supply Boom; If bulb < supply Dim;[/quote] Shouldn't it be the opposite. If a 60 watt bulb is put in a supply that is only providing 40 watts of power shouldn't it be dim?
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It'll be the same as dividing by zero.
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If bulb < supply Boom; If bulb > supply Dim; [Edited on 02.05.2012 2:10 PM PST]
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the light won't be as bright, but it'd only be a problem if the situation was reversed
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ABotelho OMG your coup is literally unreadable![/quote] You must be new to coup. I wouldn't recommend it, OP.
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It probably will be even dimmer.
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You will unleash Kthulu, thus dooming us all.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Thrasher Fan Just buy some CFL's. The amount of lumen's they produce is way more than incandescent using the same amount of watts.[/quote] Alright, I'm just having a difficult time finding them with the right size of screw-in to fit in my sockets. When I do find them they are always the wrong wattage, or super over priced, or weird looking or something. I found one that was just right on Google image search though, so maybe I'll be able to find one in the stores like it.
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Just buy some CFL's. The amount of lumen's they produce is way more than incandescent using the same amount of watts.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Sacred Flea I don't know. I guess you could try, and if it overheated within a few minutes then turn it off and take it out, obv. Try googling it.[/quote] Yeah, I'm really just looking for brighter bulbs. Would 40w spiral bulbs be brighter then the old kind pictured in the OP?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Madmaxepic [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Sacred Flea Putting a 60w bulb in it would cause it to overheat and thus a fire hazard. So no.[/quote] Don't the swirled bulbs produce no heat though? I mean I touched one of those that had been on for 4 hours and it was barely even warm...[/quote] I don't know. I guess you could try, and if it overheated within a few minutes then turn it off and take it out, obv. Try googling it.
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Power rating are typical based on what the item can stand/allow. Putting a 60W bulb in a 40W socket, probably won't cause a problem, but you won't get better brightness.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Sacred Flea Putting a 60w bulb in it would cause it to overheat and thus a fire hazard. So no.[/quote] Don't the swirled bulbs produce no heat though? I mean I touched one of those that had been on for 4 hours and it was barely even warm...
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Putting a 60w bulb in it would cause it to overheat and thus a fire hazard. So no.
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The universe will eats itself 3 times.
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OMG your coup is literally unreadable!
