Will this US lamp work in the UK?

[gizmo1990]

I need some clamp lamps which are two a penny in the States but which I can't find anywhere here in the UK.
They look like thishttp://www.amazon.com/Designers-Edg...Q0FQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311723112&sr=8-1

Will these work if I just wire it up to a UK plug? Since there's just a cable with no transformer I thought I may be able to get away with this? Or am I being daft and the whole 110v vs 230v still comes into the equation?

Sorry if this is a dumb question but well I'd rather ask it than not.

Any advice appreciated.

 

[Alarm]

From their site

http://www.designersedge.com/UI/ProductDetails.aspx?mcid=2&pcid=2&ccid=28&pid=96

Rated 130 only. Worth the risk?

 

[gizmo1990]

Ahh, thanks man, probably not then...

I wonder if I'd be able to rip out that fitting and secure a UK one in there?

 

[EFLImpudence]

Surely if you fit a British 230/240V lamp (bulb) it'll be ok.

Nothing else in it.

Edit - If you fit a British plug, make sure you wire the live to the centre contact.

 

[Alarm]

You seen the cable they use?

 

[EFLImpudence]

It'll only be half the current over here - 0.26A

 

[Alarm]

I repeat, you seen the cables they use?

 

[bernardgreen]

Edit - If you fit a British plug, make sure you wire the live to the centre contact.

And remember the Americans use Black for Live and White for Neutral

In answer to the first question

Or am I being daft and the whole 110v vs 230v still comes into the equation?

Yes it comes into the equation. If you ignore it and plug 110 volt equipment into 230 volt UK sockets you will get the answer, very often it comes in a VERY BIG FLASH which is not one of inspiration but of conflagration.

 

[Paul_C]

And remember the Americans use Black for Live and White for Neutral

It looks like SPT cord on those lamps, which is marked a different way (if it's a type which is identified at all). The grounded circuit conductor (to the shell of the lampholder) is identified by either tinned, silver strands on one conductor, or by a longitudinal ridge along the outside of the insulation.

SPT lamp cord is normally rated for 300V maximum, but the lampholder used may well not be.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

http://www.amazon.com/Designers-Edg...Q0FQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311723112&sr=8-1

Yes gods that looks a C&N piece of tat.

The grounded circuit conductor (to the shell of the lampholder) is identified by either tinned, silver strands on one conductor, or by a longitudinal ridge along the outside of the insulation.

What would be the point of that when there's a non-polarised plug on the end?

And talking of ground, it's metal and it doesn't have one. Does it meet UK standards for a double-insulated item?

SPT lamp cord is normally rated for 300V maximum, but the lampholder used may well not be.

The lampholder would need replacing anyway.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Wouldn't THIS be easier?

 

[Paul_C]

What would be the point of that when there's a non-polarised plug on the end?

Hence why I said if it's the type of SPT which has an identified conductor. But with the limited view of the plug in the photo, we can't see whether it's a polarized type or not.