Robin wrote: <Hmmm! I know many lamps' *wiring* won't allow higher-watt bulbs, but hadn't heard of lamp *shades* not allowing it. What a stupid thing to do!>
The brain's not sufficiently functioning well enough nowadays to work out if the difference in voltages used in the UK and at least parts of Europe (220) compared with the US (120) has any effect on the bulb output or even if a UK bulb would work in the US. But it's something to consider if planning to take a lamp to the US. I know I was given two strings of 40 coloured lights from the US, and an electrician joined the two together into one string of 80 to make them safe for use in the UK
I don't think you can buy a lampshade or a lamp with a shade in the UK which doesn't have the maximum wattage of the bulb. The higher the wattage, the more the heat from the bulb. Exceeding the wattage can cause the shade to get too hot and plastic to scorch and melt, fabric to scorch and catch fire, glass to crack.
Many organisations won't let you use your own electrical equipment in their sockets or unless it's been checked out by their electrician for electrical safety. In hospital I was allowed to plug my laptop in after it had been checked. In my last school extension leads weren't allowed at all.
Jean in Poole
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