30 watts bulb with 9 v dc

[tolga]

guys i have a question , i ll be glad if u respond ..
is it normal to light a 30 watts bulb with a 9 volts 300 ma adapter ? i used two more electrical device in the line and the energy saving 30 watts bulb kind of lights , not completely but lets say halfway .. ( sorry for my English ) .. i ll try later to do the same with a 9 volts battery .. i almost know nothing about electricity but it seems a bit weird to me that the bulb gives light with a battery which is designed to work with 220 volts ..

[bitRAKE]

What is the true output of the adapter and how have you measured it?
(Usually, it is higher than stated on the label.)

[hartiberlin]

What exact "adapter" do you use ?
What do you mean by this ?
Thanks.

[tolga]

hi again .. should i say dc power supply maybe ? .. ok i ll write down what s written on it here ..
type:dv-9300 sup
input:230v-50hz
output9v dc, 300ma
t?v ce

i tried it with another one with same output and it lights the 30 watts too .. then i tried a 20 watts bulb and it happens again ..
if this is something strange i ll take the picture of the other electric devices and how i connect them and send it to u ( i dont have a digital cam and it ll take a day or two to find one )

edit : ten min ago i tried it with a 3volts 300ma dc ps and the flourecant flickers again but this time it s a bit harder to find the correct gap i used to make sparks in the connection ..

[tolga]

ok at least can anyone tell me , if i take off the glass of the energy saving bulb and use a multimeter and take readings and find greater volt*a there, than it is at the ps , will this mean overunity ? ..and as i remember there were 4 wires connected to the glass part of the bulb so shall i just simply take the reading from those 4 wires or connect them to each other first and then something ? thank u ..