Originally Posted by
Bobster
Bulbs are optimized for a certain voltage. A 110 V bulb will be brighter and burn out faster at 220 V.
Exactly. But a 220V 100W bulb should draw no more current than a 110V 100W bulb. They both should have Edison bases, so, I maintain, screwing in a euro bulb and using an adapter on the plug should be perfectly safe.