How does a self ballasted bulb screw into a regular lamp?

Answer 1

You should be able to use a self ballasted lamp in a regular socket safely as long as you do not exceed the wattage recommendations of the fixture. Self Ballasted simply means that the electronics to drive the flourescent bulb are all contained withing the packaging of the lamp. I hope this cleared up the question. Ben M. You should be able to use a self ballasted lamp in a regular socket safely as long as you do not exceed the wattage recommendations of the fixture. Self Ballasted simply means that the electronics to drive the flourescent bulb are all contained withing the packaging of the lamp. I hope this cleared up the question. Ben M.

Answer 2

You can not use a regular light bulb in a self ballasted lamp because the lamp is some type of florescent light and a regular ligh bulb is incandescent. The ballast itself will tell you what kind of bulb it will run as well as somewhere else on the lamp.

Answer 3

A "regular" lamp has, what is commonly referred to in the United States, as an Edison base. It is also known as an E26 base. That is the size in mm's, a.k.a. 26mm. The self ballasted lamp also has an E26 base and will screw directly into the existing socket. For some reason, European standard bulbs have an E27 base. Therefore, in Europe, I assume that if you replaced it with a self ballasted bulb, it would have an E27 base.