On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:14:12 -0500, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:23:09 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 08:32:09 GMT, "Falky foo"
wrote:

Hey, thanks much for all the help recently. I want to replace the bare-bulb
interior bulkhead lights on my 25' sailboat. So I took one off today and
looked in it and it said it was rated for up to 220 volts. Does this mean I
can go out and buy cheap Target fixtures and install 12v bulbs in 'em and
they'll work? West Marine's fixtures cost about about 5 times more than
they're worth it seems to me. Thanks again!

If you can find a fixture that will accept the type of 12 volt
lightbulb you use, it will work fine.


I think not. Remember, the *fixture* is looking for 120V AC and is
going to see 12V DC.....

It is highly unlikely that the fixture will have the appropriate
starting mechanism(s)..

I assumed that this wasn't florescent but a straight filament bulb.

Any fixture can handle any voltage if it's a filament bulb.

Later,

Tom