Lamp/Lampholder requirements for - US/Japan

[danskimanuk]

Firstly, my knowledge is basic as I have no grounding in physics or electronics , so please stick with me..

Secondly, as mentioned I am not a student of physics but am a designer, wanting to ensure that If I sell my product to the mentioned markets, that the product is safe to use and does not endanger anyone or their property...

OK..

I have a lamp design that I wish to sell online to the markets mentioned.

the lamp is a ceiling suspended lamp that has no metallic elements [and therefore needs no grounding, I think I am right in saying]. The design aspect is the shade and I want to utilise something of the shelf for a pendant lampholder.

Now, in the UK and Europe we use E27 bulbs, that draw on 240V mains. I want to be able to have my lamp used in the US and Japan also.

My question is, as I am not using a plug and fuse, can I just sell my lamp with a standard
UK Lampholder [E27] for use in the aforementioned countries?

I know america and Japan use E26, but have read that E26 bulbs can be used in E27 lampholders. If this is true, then all I need to know is if it is ok to wire my pendant lampholder into a 100-120V mains?

I know this is an electrical question [i have posted it in other forums!], but was hoping the underlying physics knowledge would inform me of whether this was feasible [using 220/240V equipment on 120V mains]. Even without any electrical/physics knowledge I can assume that the bulb if 240V would not illuminate sufficiently. Not sure what would happen if using a 120V bulb though...

any help on this matter would be much appreciated.

Dan

 

[anorlunda]

We can't answer that. It is not a question of the lamp holder. It is a question of your new type of lamp. Does your lamp work at both 120V and 240V? Only you can know.