220v light bulb

[transmitterdan]

Originally Posted by a64pilot

So series will work for bulbs? They are just resistors so I don't see why not, but can't explain the 1950's Christmas lights

Light bulbs are not like resistors. They are not linear like a resistor. As the filament gets hot the resistance increases quite a bit. So when first turned on they are low resistance and quickly increase as the filament starts to glow.

[tuberider]

Thanks for answering the mystery of the Christmas lights. I've been wondering about that for 65yrs.