Yesterday I tried to buy a light bulb for my kitchen hood on Amazon. I searched for 130V 40W light bulb. I ended up buying a 120V one because I gave up trying to find the one I wanted. I think I'll run over to the hardware store next time.

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laurencerowe 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Is there a difference between a 120V bulb and a 130V bulb?

I thought we basically had 110-130V North American voltage and 220-240V Euro and others voltage as the actual voltage you get from the grid varies within a range.

	▲	chrismartin 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Yes, the 130 volt bulb lasts longer when operated on 120 volts. My family would buy these when I was kid. Some probably non-LLM explanations: https://blog.1000bulbs.com/home/why-buy-130-volt-light-bulbs https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/14349/are-there-any-...
	▲	knollimar 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Yeah no way theres a transformer stepping up the voltage in his hood. Its 130V rated for safety but realistically hes getting like 115