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Mysterious_Lesions t1_j61lfn5 wrote

Reply to comment by Randomhero360 in Could I take the European plug end, cut it off the cord, and wire an American plug end to a light bulb on a wire? by Randomhero360

Wire is wire but both the the plug and socket are different.

I bought a fancy lamp overseas and had to replace one plug and 9 lamp sockets.

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grok_dad t1_j61nlse wrote

There are adapters that convert from European sockets to north American.

Years ago, my wife bought some cheap chandeliers from Christmas Tree shops and they were set up for European use (not sure it was even legal to sell them in the US, but that's another story).

I changed the plugs (actually just cut them off and hard wired them into ceiling mount boxes). Screwed in some cheap adapters from my local electrical supply store, and now we use regular candelabra base bulbs.

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