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  2. Safety lamp - Wikipedia

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    A newer light source, the light-emitting diode (LED), has advantages for safety lamps, mainly higher efficiency providing much longer illumination time from the same battery. Batteries too have improved and provide more energy per unit weight; LEDs in conjunction with batteries such as rechargeable lithium units provide much better performance ...

  3. Electrical equipment in hazardous areas - Wikipedia

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    The International Electrotechnical Commission publishes the 60079 series of standards [2] which defines a system for classification of locations, as well as categorizing and testing of equipment designed for use in hazardous locations, known as "Ex equipment". IEC 60079-10-1 covers classification of explosive gas atmospheres, and IEC 60079-10-2 ...

  4. Safelight - Wikipedia

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    An amber (light brown) safelight for use with certain black-and-white photographic papers A safelight is a light source suitable for use in a photographic darkroom . It provides illumination only from parts of the visible spectrum to which the photographic material in use is nearly, or completely insensitive.

  5. Compact fluorescent lamp - Wikipedia

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    A compact fluorescent lamp (CFL), also called compact fluorescent light, energy-saving light and compact fluorescent tube, is a fluorescent lamp designed to replace an incandescent light bulb; some types fit into light fixtures designed for incandescent bulbs.

  6. Incandescent light bulb - Wikipedia

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    An incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is an electric light with a filament that is heated until it glows. The filament is enclosed in a glass bulb that is either evacuated or filled with inert gas to protect the filament from oxidation. Electric current is supplied to the filament by terminals or wires ...

  7. Davy lamp - Wikipedia

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    A type of Davy lamp with apertures for gauging flame height. The lamp consists of a wick lamp with the flame enclosed inside a mesh screen. The screen acts as a flame arrestor; air (and any firedamp present) can pass through the mesh freely enough to support combustion, but the holes are too fine to allow a flame to propagate through them and ignite any firedamp outside the mesh.

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