if i put a 40 watt light bulb in a 60 watt input will they explode?
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No, the 60 watts is a maximum, so you can put in a lower-wattage bulb. Sometime you might check out the flourescent bulbs, they are very cheap to run and don't need to be replaced very often. Plus, a 100-watt light output bulb can be used in a 60-watt max. lamp, because the bulb uses only about 23 watts.
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No, it won't. The rating on a light socket is the max it can handle due to heat. You can always use a lower wattage bulb if that is all you need. Wattage on a bulb indicates the amount of electricity required, not always the amount of light. For instance you can purchase energy saving spiral bulbs that will put out the same amount of light as a 60 watt regular bulb, while using only 14 watts of electricity. Also keep in mind that two regular 40 watt bulbs do not produce as much light as one 75 watt bulb. Hope this helps.
No, it won't. The rating on a light socket is the max it can handle due to heat. You can always use a lower wattage bulb if that is all you need. Wattage on a bulb indicates the amount of electricity required, not always the amount of light. For instance you can purchase energy saving spiral bulbs that will put out the same amount of light as a 60 watt regular bulb, while using only 14 watts of electricity. Also keep in mind that two regular 40 watt bulbs do not produce as much light as one 75 watt bulb. Hope this helps.
no you can out in less but not more for the watts.
Wattage is the amount of electricity used not its supply it won't explode. If the supply voltage is greater than the bulb rating then it will explode.