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What happens when you place a three way light bulb into a two way socket? Will it work as a Three way?

Asked by Rickomg (259points) September 28th, 2009

Just a question my boss asked me.

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IIRC, only one of the filaments will light, instead of both.

I believe it’s the brighter one, based on what happens when you plug a normal bulb into a 3-way socket.

Shouldn’t break anything

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dpworkin's avatar

No. The contacts that shunt electricity to the second filament are not present, so only one filament lights, as opposed to either 1, the other, or both in a 3-way bulb.

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