I dont get why you rewire

[Da9L]

When you guys in here rewire your lamps from europe, why do you replace everything (socket, wire, plug and bulb) instead of just replacing the bulb and the plug ? When i got my grande from the USA it had your standard plug ofcourse which i needed to replace with a danish plug, and ofcourse the bulb.

This thread is NOT meant to attack the people who do this, i've just been wondering why they do it and thought that there might be some meaning with it?

I've attached the plug i used as a screenshot.. I just cut the US plug off and took the two wires and connected them inside this plug. And thats it, nothing else was needed, other than the bulb ofcourse. Cant you get a plug like this in the US which can be taken apart ?

[Erin]

I rewire so I can use US bulbs. US bulbs won't fit in the EU sockets (not that I've seen anyway). US voltage is 110v and European is 240v, so just replacing the plug won't work since our outlets have a different voltage. Easiest way for me to enjoy my lamps is to replace cord and socket. 

Plus, our plugs don't come apart like that. 

[Gwen Williams]

While a similar plug is available, many of the folks that do rewire their lamp also want a more professional look than a "replacement" plug can offer, the few I have needed to rewire for other reasons I have chosen to replace the full cord so that it did not look like I cobbled my lamp together.

[Erin]

This what our plugs look like in the US, so I don't think you can just take them and put them on EU wiring. And again, our bulbs won't fit in the EU sockets. 

[Da9L]

What is your sockets called ? There are two types of sockets here (In Denmark at least) and they are called E27 and E14.. E27 is the big ones, which is what is used in a grande.. My Danish bulb fitted directly into the US socket. E14 is used for smaller bulbs like in the Jet and such

Erin I've heard that before with the voltage, but i dont get why that should change anything in the cord? The cord is just delivering the power to the bulb, meaning that it could be 10 volts or 300 volts and the cord could be the same.. The only thing that would needed to be changed is the bulb since thats the thing that uses the power..

And Gwen thats a perfect valid reason i think !

Btw.. Here in denmark we cant even get ceramic sockets at all! So if one of my sockets get damaged somehow in my grande i would have to replace it with a plastic, but i believe that it would melt with the extreme heat a 100w bulb produces

[Erin]

I don't know them by #, but we have candelabra, intermediate and medium sockets. 

Wait, found it. 

Candelabra is E12

Intermediate is E17

Medium is E26/E27

Link: http://www.cockam.com/stsocket.htm

[Erin]

So, in the case of my Mathmos and Jet, they both came with an E14 base and we don't have easy access to E14 bulbs. And again, we can't just cut the cord off. 

[Da9L]

Well that explains it for me.. :) Thanks Erin and Gwen!

[Erin]

OK, I take that back, here are several E14 bulbs at a site where I order a lot of my light bulbs:

http://www.1000bulbs.com/search/?q=E14&oq=E14&aq=f&aqi=...

But you're still plugging that into a 110V outlet... so, would you need 60W bulbs then? And it still doesn't address the plug issue.

[Da9L]

Those bulbs are 120voltage meaning you wont need to do anything .. You can take such a bulb as you link to and screw it in.. The only issue would be the plug itself then, which you would need to replace.. But if you can get a plug like i have shown in the original plug, just for the us, you would only need to replace that and you should be good to go :)

But again as you say, if you cant get a plug like that you would need to replace the whole wire..

[Erin]

So is 30W in Europe at 240V the same as 30W in USA at 110V?

[Da9L]

As i understand Erin, Yes .. It is.. My Grandes use 100 Watts 240 Voltage bulbs.. I suppose yours use 100 watts 110 volts too ?

[Autumn]

I cut the plug and socket off and reuse the original cord. I like the switches.