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Light bulbs are made according to where they will be used and what voltage is generally available for that location. In a house, 120 volts is the standard, so household bulbs are designed to work with 120 volts.
A car however is almost always designed to use 12 volts. Therefore, that needs 12 volts.
There are other more odd applications that require 24 v. ,36 v. , 5 v. etc.
Bottom line, use a bulb that matches what ever it is in and it will light.
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DevinAnswer #1:
Anywhere from 1 (power saver) to 200 (filament/halogen).
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Answer #2:
It depends on the bulb and its rating. Household incandescent bulbs go
from 2 watts to 200 watts depending on the design and materials used.
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Answer #3:
-- Incandescent bulbs are available ranging from 1.19 watts (PR2 flashlight bulb)
to 700 watts (aircraft obstructon lighting beacon).
-- LEDs start at about 0.02 watts.
-- Halogen reflector lamps using 5,000 watts are in regular commercial production.
-- Around 1932, General Electric built a small quantity of 50,000-watt incandescent
bulbs ... enough to establish that they could work, could deliver a reasonable lifetime,
and could be shipped from place to place without breaking.
600-1100 watts
I've some 3volt bulbs that are rated at 80 mA, which means it uses draws 2.4 Watts.
There are also small 7 watt 120v bulbs, usually used in night lights.
The maximum load you can put on a 15A 120v circuit, without blowing a circuit breaker or fuse would be 1800 watts.
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How many amps are required for 100W light bulb operate on 110 volts?
amps equals watts divided by volts.
How many amps are needed to run a light bulb?
If you divide the watts of the bulb by the supply voltage, that is the current. For example a 60 w bulb on a 240 v supply gives a current of 60/240 which is ¼ amp.
How many light bulbs can 650 volts light?
As many as you want. But where do you find 640 volts RMS?
Could batteries light a light bulb?
Yes, even a potato can light a light bulb. Yes. If the batteries match the voltage of the bulb, they can light it. Flashlights have bulbs and batteries that power them. If you mean a household light bulb, then you'd need many batteries in series (80 of the 1.5 volt batteries).
How many light bulbs can a 6 volt battery light up?
If the type of light bulb you are using was made to run on 1.5 volts, a 1.5 volt battery should be able to light up one or several of those types if they are each wired in parallel directly across the 1.5 volt battery.If the type of light bulb you are using was made to run on 0.75 volts, a 1.5 volt battery will light up two or more of those types if they are wired in pairs in series across the battery.If the type of light bulb you are using was made to run on, say, 3.0 volts, a 1.5 volt battery will not light it up very much - it may just glow dimly.If the type of light bulb you are using was made to run on any voltage higher than, let's say 5 volts - for instance a standard 120 volt household bulb - then your 1.5 volt battery will not be able to light one of those up at all.Another answerYou can wire any number of 1.5v bulbs in parallel, but for each one you add you will draw more current. Draw too much current and the battery will get hot and may explode, depending on what it is made of.How long the battery will be able to keep the light bulbs lit will depend on the size of the battery, meaning how much charge it can hold. (Its capacity in amp.hours.)
