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TommyTuttle t1_j60qjqm wrote

You probably need a 120 volt light bulb; European power is 240 volts. The bulb that’s in there may work ok or not, depending on its type. LED is often set up with an internal solid state regulator so it’s pretty likely to work well. Incandescent will be dim. Fluorescent will probably not work.

Totally fine to swap the plug tho. Just make sure you can get a 120v bulb to fit that socket. If you can’t, you might replace the whole cord/socket assembly. They can easily be picked up on Amazon or eBay or wherever.

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tminus7700 t1_j61m25i wrote

I have done this with several European lamps I brought back. Many of the lamp are the same screw bases we use in USA. So it was easy to swap. The latest lamp I used an American LED in the socket.

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bigbaltic t1_j64glu1 wrote

They must be nice lamps to offset the transportation cost

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tminus7700 t1_j6l7dgr wrote

No transportation cost. I brought them back with me on the plane. They were very artistic and I've never seen any like them in USA.

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K9turrent t1_j65lgim wrote

It had never occurred to me that there are different voltage light bulbs.

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