[Shop-talk] Electrical question

[Douglas Braun]

On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Randall <tr3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:
>> Any guesstimates on how quickly a 12 volt trolling motor be fried if
>> operated
>> somewhat judiciously at 24 volts?


Sometime try running a regular 120v incandescent light bulb on 240 volts.
Surprisingly, they don't burn out right away, but they are REALLY bright.
Old style photoflood bulbs probably operated at the same temperature,
and they last a few hours.

Doug