How many volts is a standard household plug?

Question

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I wanted to hook up a neon, but it doesnt have a plug, its just the positive and negative, so i was wondering, if i could just attach it to a plug and plug it into a standard house plug.

It says wires right into your 12 volt source.

so yeah.

thank you:)

Answer 1

NO! don't do that standard house outlets run at about 120 volts that's 10x the rating for your neon

by "your 12 volt source" it means a car battery...

batteries are direct current and outlets are alternating current and that is just one more reason not to

Answer 2

its a lot more than that

in australia it's 240v

i would not recommend plugging it into the powerpoint it's very dangerous unless you know what your doing

hope this helps

Answer 3

you need a transformer to convert 120vac to 12vac. They are very common, and can be found at hardware and lighting stores

Answer 4

I'm pretty sure that a house plug is 110 volt. 12 volt is for a car. DO NOT INSTALL YOUR NEON DIRECTLY INTO YOUR HOUSE WIRING!! It will ruin the light and may cause a fire in your house.

If you would like to use the neon in your house, you will need to find a cigarette lighter male end plug-in and wire your neon into that. Then buy a 110 to 12 volt converter box, which you can buy at your local electronics store (Radio Shack, etc.) Or, you can put a car battery in your room and wire up your neon to that.

Answer 5

house hold electric is 120 volt but you can buy a converter that plugs into your 120 volt wall socket that converts to 12 volts so you can run your 12 volt light good luck. go down to a rodio shack and tell them they will help you...

Answer 6

it all depends on who wired your house its either 240v or 120v but don't use that light that should be used for your car cuz its only 12v