INCANDESCENT LAMP

THIS LAMP IS CHEAP WITH HIGH POWER FACTOR, GOOD COLOR AND SIMPLE
IN-EXPENSIVE DIMMING. IT ALSO HAS A SIMPLE AND COMPACT INSTALLATION
REQUIRING NO ACCESSORIES BUT IT IS VERY SENSITIVE TO VOLTAGE CHANGE
THAT IT AFFECTS ITS LIFE SPAN. IT IS CONSIDERED A POOR CHOICE FOR ENERGY
CONVERSATION DUE TO ITS POOR AND LOW LEVEL OF LIGHTING

PARTS OF INCANDESCENT LAMP

FILAMEN BULB
T

GAS SUPPORT
WIRES

BUTTON

LEAD-IN
WIRED
BUTTON
ROD

MICA
DISC
STEM
PRESS

FUSE

EXHAUST TUBE BASE

DEFINITIONS
1. FILAMENT
THIS MATERIAL USUALLY USED FOR THE FILAMENT IS TUNGSTEN. IT MAY BE A
STRA-IGHT WIRE, A COIL OR A COILED COIL.

2. BULB
THE BULB IS GENERALLY MADE OUT OF SOFT GLASS WHILE HARD GLASS IS
USED FOR LAMPS THAT WITHSTAND HIGH BULB TEMPERATURE AND FOR
WEATHER PRO-TECTION. BULBS HAVE DIFFERENT SHAPES AND VARIOUS
FINISHES.

3. GAS
THIS IS USUALLY A MIXTURE OF NITROGEN AND ARGON THAT IS USED IN MOST
LAMPS OF 40 WATTS OR LARGER TO RETARD EVAPORATION OF THE FILAMENT.

4. LEAD-IN WIRE
THIS IS MADE OUT OF COPPER FROM BASE TO STEM PRESS AND NICKEL FROM
STEM PRESS TO FILAMENT. IT CARRIES THE CURRENT TO AND FROM THE
FILAMENT.

5. STEM PRESS
THE LEAD-IN WIRE IN THE GLASS THAT HAS AN AIRTIGHT SEAL AND ARE MADE
OF A COMBINATION OF A NICKEL-IRON ALLOY CORE AND A COPPER SLEEVE TO
ENSURE ABOUT THE SAME COEFFICIENT OF EXPANSION AS THE GLASS.

6. EXHAUST TUBE
AIR IS EXHAUSTED THROUGH THIS TUBE DURING MANUFACTURE AND INERT
GASES INTRODUCED INTO THE BULB. THIS IS THE TUBE THAT ORIGINALLY
PROJECTS BE-YOND THE BULB. IT IS SEALED OFF SHORT ENOUGH TO BE CAPPED
BY THE BASE.

7. BASE
THE BASE IS MADE OUT OF BRASS, A ONE LEAD-IN WIRE IS SOLDERED TO THE
CEN-TER CONTRACT AND THE OTHER TO THE UPPER RIM OF THE BASE SHELL.

8. FUSE
THIS PROTECTS THE LAMP AND CIRCUIT BY BLOWING IF THE FILAMENTS ARCS.

9. MICA DISC
THIS IS USED IN HIGHER-WATTAGE GENERAL SERVICE AND OTHER TYPES
WHEN NEEDED TO REDUCE CIRCULATION OF HOT GASSES INTO THE NECK OF A
BULB.

10. BUTTON ROD

THE BUTTON ROD IS A GLASS ROD THAT SUPPORTS THE BUTTON.

11. BUTTON
GLASS IS HEATED DURING MANUFACTURING AND SUPPORT WIRES ARE STUCK
INTO IT.
12. SUPPORT WIRES
THESE ARE MOLYBDENUM WIRES THAT SUPPORT THE FILAMENT.

INCANDESCENT LAMP BULBS

STANDARD SHAPE FLAME SHAPE CONE SHAPE

ARBITRARY GLOBE COMBINATIO PEAR PEAR

DESIGNANTION N OF GLOBE SHAPE SHAPE
AND STRAIGHT
STANDARD NECK
SHAPE

PARABOLIC ELLIPTICAL REFLECTOR STRAIGHT TUBULAR

ALUMINIZE REFLECTOR
D
REFLECTOR
 INCANDESCENT LAMP BASES

MINIATUR MINIATUR CANDELABRA INTERMEDIATE

E E
BAYONET

SINGLE DOUBLE DISC RECESSED MEDIUM

CONTACT CONTACT SINGLE
BAYONET BAYONET CONTACT
CANDELABRA CANDELABRA

THREE MEDIUM MEDIUM MEDIUM

CONTACT PREFOCUS SIDE PRONG SKIRTED
MEDIUM

MOGUL THREE MOGUL MOGUL

CONTACT PREFOCUS AND PRONG
MOGUL