E26 bulbs are some of most widely used lamp bases in north america and japan and other countries that commonly use 120v ac.
E27 bulb base in us.
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When manufactured to the universally accepted iec standards e26 and e27 lamp bases actually have the same diameter specifications of 26 05 mm min to 26 45 mm max.
The motivation for this difference is due to the different line voltage levels the e26 and e27 standards are designed to 120v ac and 240v ac respectively.
The only difference is the voltage light bulbs that are 120 240volt.
Bulbs with these base types are available in many different styles.
You may see low cost led bulbs using an e27 base on ebay and amazon from foreign suppliers.
See e27 bulbs for europe and 240v ac.
It was developed by thomas edison patented in 1881 and was licensed in 1909 under general electric s mazda trademark.
They are commonly used for general lighting in standard light fixtures such as ceiling lights lamps can lights outdoor spotlight and flood light fixtures and vanity lights.
Those two standards are interchangeable meaning a us e26 will fit a european e27 base and e27 will fit in a e26 base.
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Lamp screw base bulb e27 bulb to us eu plug adapter light holder socket converte.
E17 26mm medium e26 26mm medium skirted 27mm european medium e27 39mm mogul e39 fluorescent pin bases miniature bipin medium bipin single pin recessed double contact 4 pin single ended.
What is different between e26 and e27 are the minimum distances between the bottom contact live contact and the screw threads.
Socket e26 stands for 26mm and the e27 for 27 mm in diameter.
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While these technically will work in e26 bases this is usually a sure indication that the bulb was not strictly designed for the us market and this bulb may lack a proper north american ul or etl safety certification and therefore should be avoided.
Although previously they were most commonly used with incandescent lamps fluorescent cfl lamps and led lamps have also continued to adopt the e26 lamp base.