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  2. Compact fluorescent lamp - Wikipedia

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    The lamps use a tube that is curved or folded to fit into the space of an incandescent bulb, and a compact electronic ballast in the base of the lamp. Compared to general-service incandescent lamps giving the same amount of visible light, CFLs use one-fifth to one-third the electric power, and last eight to fifteen times longer.

  3. Fluorescent-lamp formats - Wikipedia

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    Fluorescent lamps in various embodiments. Since their introduction as a commercial product in 1939, many different types of fluorescent lamp have been introduced. Systematic nomenclature identifies mass-market lamps as to overall shape, power rating, length, color, and other electrical and illuminating characteristics.

  4. Fluorescent lamp - Wikipedia

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    Cooper-Hewitt had not been the first to use mercury vapor for illumination, as earlier efforts had been mounted by Way, Rapieff, Arons, and Bastian and Salisbury. Of particular importance was the mercury-vapor lamp invented by Küch and Retschinsky in Germany. The lamp used a smaller bore bulb and higher current operating at higher pressures.

  5. Light fixture - Wikipedia

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    High-mast, usually pole – or stanchion-mounted – for landscape, roadways, and parking lots. Bollard – a type of architectural outdoor lighting that is a short, upright ground-mounted unit typically used to provide cutoff type illumination for egress lighting, to light walkways, steps, or other pathways. Solar lamp; Street light; Yard light

  6. Mercury-vapor lamp - Wikipedia

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    The arc discharge is generally confined to a small fused quartz arc tube mounted within a larger soda lime or borosilicate glass bulb. [1] The outer bulb may be clear or coated with a phosphor ; in either case, the outer bulb provides thermal insulation , protection from the ultraviolet radiation the light produces, and a convenient mounting ...

  7. Incandescent light bulb - Wikipedia

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    Available in numerous spot and flood beam spreads. Like all light bulbs, the number represents the diameter of the bulb in 1 ⁄ 8 of an inch. Therefore, a PAR 16 is 51 mm (2 in) in diameter, a PAR 20 is 64 mm (2.5 in) in diameter, PAR 30 is 95 mm (3.75 in) and a PAR 38 is 121 mm (4.75 in) in diameter. A package of four 60-watt light bulbs