Can you cover an open light bulb socket?
Our bathroom has 4 huge light bulbs on each side of the mirror (so totaling 8). My fiance has complained about how bright the bathroom is and I agree that these bulbs are too huge for such a small space. I discovered by eliminating two on each side, it is a better lighting for our tiny bathroom. However, the open sockets worry me...so is it safe to put something over the socket so nothing gets in it? I was thinking of just putting a piece of duct tape around it but not sure if that would be safe.
Why can't I run 220-volt lights on 110-volt outlet (with converter)?
So, I have an old string of lights (kind of like Christmas lights) that belonged to my great-grandmother in the Soviet Union. A Ukrainian family member sent the lights to me so I could put them up in my house. I know they worked before she sent them over because she took pictures of them on. So, the box says they run at 220 volts, which I guessed would be the case, and they have the typical European-style plug. So I went to Radio Shack and bought a voltage converter and plug adapter in one — this one: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3932598 — so that I could plug these lights in at home and have the voltage adjusted. The converter said it was meant to run Euro devices on US outlets. Now, I admit I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to anything electrical. But anyway, when I got home, I plugged the converter into the wall socket, and then I plugged the string of lights into the wall socket — and nothing happened. No light, nothing. So, what am I missing? What am I doing wrong?
I got something that looks like it fits into a standard light socket. The label reads KS-25A LS1. What is it
Please supply more details like a description of some sorts. As far as I can see it looks like something that use 25A which is impossible for a light socket. limmit is about 10A. Please include everything that you see.
When there is no light bulb in the the socket but the light switch is on, is electricity being used?
For current to flow in a circuit the circuit must be closed. If there is no light bulb in the socket the current cannot flow across this gap in the circuit, therefore no electricity is being used.If the circuit is designed such that the light socket is in parallel to the power supply then there may be another node for the electricity to flow through, however as there is no "load" then you have a short circuit. This means that the electricity flows from the source, around the wires, and back to the source. This isn't good! You may end up with melted wires or the power source blowing up. When there is no resistance to the flow of charge carriers you get a very high current, a large amount of energy is transferred in a very short amount of time. This large amount of energy needs to go somewhere, either back to the source or transformed in the wires as heat energy. In your home you will find a circuit breaker. This provides protection in the event of high current flow, and will break the circuit and stop the flow of current.Alternatively you may find if you are using a lamp with a plug, the plug may be fused (depending on the country you live in), this fuse in the plug has a small piece of wire inside that is rated for a certain amount of current. If there is a short circuit and the current goes above the rated limit, then the wire inside the fuse melts - stopping the flow of current.