As you mentioned, it totally depends on the bulb. If a bulb is designed for
proper burning to better color temp and efficiency at the rated voltage you
can't increase the voltage by 50 0t will burn the bulb in seconds. I won't
put the T10's light bulb into such risk.
C.H.Ling
----- Original Message -----
From: "Benson Honig" <benson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Putting a higher voltage through a DC light could either shorten the life
> or kill it = depending on the bulb specifications and the variance. You
> might be surprised to discover, however, that a typical DC bulb can vary
by
> as much as a couple of volts without harm. For myself, I would not worry
> about the difference between 6v - 9v on a dc light bulb - if that's all
> we're talking about...that is, if there are no other electronic involved,
> but it would still be a risk.
> Benson
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