Thread: e-watt LED light bulbs - what has been your experience
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Re: e-watt LED light bulbs - what has been your experience
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Originally Posted by Ether View Post
If the bulbs were wired in series, they would not operate properly. Each one requires the full 120 volts.

The 120v light bulbs in your home are all wired in parallel, and you can turn them on and off individually, and the wattmeter on your home reads the sum of the power they use.
That is a great visual for me! Exactly! So it's parallel then!
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