The Kapenta Kid
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Are fluorescent bulbs independent of the line voltage provided the appropriate ballast.controller is used? i.e. if you have 110V AC and a 110V ballast does it matter whether you use a bulb bought in the US ore one from abroad where the line voltage is 240AC. Vice versa a 240V controller on a 240V line would run a bulb bought in US as well as one in Europe.
I assume this is the case since the controller in each case transforms the line voltage to what a fluorescent tube runs on. You just have to match your controller to your line voltage.
Naturally incandescent bulbs don't work that way, they have the operating voltage printed on them and a 240 volt line would blow a 110v bulb while a 110v line would just make a 240v bulb glow.
I assume this is the case since the controller in each case transforms the line voltage to what a fluorescent tube runs on. You just have to match your controller to your line voltage.
Naturally incandescent bulbs don't work that way, they have the operating voltage printed on them and a 240 volt line would blow a 110v bulb while a 110v line would just make a 240v bulb glow.