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Old May 7, 2008 | 10:14 am
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Originally Posted by Yaatri
...Higher voltage is of no consequence...
Not if the higher voltage is enough to short the insulation inside the cord, which (if a U.S. cord) may not have been designed to handle it. At that point the current that the bulb would draw is irrelevant. You have a short circuit.

Rewiring a lamp is the simplest electrical job there is, with the possible exception of replacing the batteries in a TV remote. Do it.
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