Often when it's time to replace a light bulb the easiest approach to take is to look into the bulb, allowing you to take and easy to replace. What happens if I understand what you want, so you know how to find a replacement? The numbers and letters are abbreviations and with the knowledge of, their meaning, you can easily find the bulb you.
Performance
Power is the amount of light energy used per hour. In the same family of light bulbs (such asBulbs), the more power the brighter the light. The disadvantage is that you consume more energy. So, if a 100-watt bulb, it uses 100 watts of energy per hour. You will often see these cuts and the abbreviation as follows: 100W or 100W. If a compact fluorescent lamp, the number is more like 16W.
Pear-shaped
With Philips Lighting, for example, there are at least 50 forms drop by light bulbs. With halogen lampsHalogenation and 'you will find at least 32 forms to drop. At Philips fluorescent and compact fluorescent groups, there are at least 38 forms to drop. And finally, HID and LED lamps are special forms are about 50 drop.
If you have a PAR38 lamps in your installation, is that like a pear shape is available in incandescent, halogen, compact fluorescent and metal halide. The total length varies a bit, 'but the basic shape of the bulb will be the same.
How do you knowwhat you have pear-shaped? The letters used are not really shortcuts. Examples of forms drip: BT15, BR40, PAR38, T4, G25, A19 and so on. A19 is your common incandescent lamp often used in table lamps. Forms F, B & BA are typically used in chandeliers and candelabra. BR, ER, PAR, R, and others are used for lighting and some recessed lighting. G bulbs are commonly used throughout the world in vanity lighting. This is not all forms, but you get the idea.
If you live inCalifornia, you might be surprised to know that the state of new entrepreneurs for some devices using only compact fluorescent lamps are required. These forms are often PL lamps. This is PL-H PL-S PL-C, PL-L and PL-T. They differ only in the basic style and length and number of tubes on the bulb.
Base Type
The most basic types are the basic medium and candelabra base. Average Base is the regular size, which is about 1 "in diameter. Candelabra basemuch smaller base, which mainly used in wall lamps, chandeliers and some small portable lamps.
G24d-3, G23, 2G8-1, G24q-1 or something like that in a sequence: In California, the basic types of connecting bulbs are written as follows.
Voltage
The voltage must be based on the voltage of power that comes to your home will be elected. This is 120V or 130V specified. If you put a 120V bulb in a lamp, and you have any quick enough, you'll probably be blownneed a 130V light bulb.
Low-voltage lighting is 12 volts or 12 volts and is usually halogen lamps.
Spot vs Flood
Spot or flood often in metal tubes each having a different light. It could be 10 (degrees), 25, 32 or 40 or any number for this range. The spots have a narrow beam of light bulbs and floods have a wider cone of light.
Color
Sometimes you will see your light bulb on a number like 827, 830, 835 or 841 These numbers are differentColors, Philips compact fluorescent plug-in can be more lamps and come in different colors.
Seizing this simple indicators that will be able to understand what kind of light bulb to keep it. Good luck to you.
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