I can't seem to find a consistent answer. I see so-called 'standard' bulb bases called both E26 and E27, and I'd really like to know if they are one and the same. The reason? I see fixtures advertised with one or the other type socket. I have googled myself blue, and stood in the lighting dept at Home Depot for half an hour on Sunday. Of course, the kid working lighting that day had no clue.Bulb packages say things like 'candelabra' base, or 'intermediate' base or 'standard' base, no E26 or E27. Yet, try to buy a fixture on Ebay, and it will require either E26 or E27.Which is it to be?tia,Keith

Wikipedia says that they are the same, it just depends on which side of the pond you're on:

"Standard" bulb base: E26 or E27? Both?

Nov 13, 2007 22 Replies

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Clare Snyder 7 years ago

No.

120 volt = E26 240 volt = E27

Generally speaking

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k 7 years ago

Thank you so much. I've been watching my thread for almost 11 years and hoping for an answer.

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TekkieÃÂ® 7 years ago

k posted for all of us...

d hoping for an answer.

I suggest that you get a real newsreader and find out what is being discussed and previously answered on the newsgroup: alt.home.repair You ma y get better results.

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