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2. Holiday lighting technology - Wikipedia

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   These bulbs tend to be transparent white or colors, and are often ornately designed with crystal-like patterns. Later bulbs called C 7 + 1 ⁄ 2, have diameters of seven and a half 1/8th inches (15 ⁄ 16 in, or 24 mm) using an E12 candelabra base; however, these have a blunt shape (and should therefore be called B 7 + 1 ⁄ 2, or B24).

3. Lightbulb socket - Wikipedia

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   A lightbulb socket, lightbulb holder, light socket, lamp socket or lamp holder is a device which mechanically supports and provides electrical connections for a compatible electric lamp base. [1] Sockets allow lamps to be safely and conveniently replaced (re-lamping).

4. Edison screw - Wikipedia

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   230/240-volt incandescent light bulb with E27 screw baseEdison screw (ES) is a standard lightbulb socket for electric light bulbs. It was developed by Thomas Edison (1847–1931), patented in 1881, [1] and was licensed in 1909 under General Electric's Mazda trademark.

5. Electrical wiring in North America - Wikipedia

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   Edison-base lamp sockets (called screw shell devices in the NEC) are required to have the neutral conductor attached to the outer screw shell [NEC 200.10(C)]. [5] In actual practice, the neutral terminal is silver colored, the line and load terminals are brass or (rarely) painted black), and the grounding screw is usually colored green.

6. Bi-pin lamp base - Wikipedia

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   The suffix after the G indicates the pin spread; the G dates to the use of Glass for the original bulbs. GU usually also indicates that the lamp provides a mechanism for physical support by the luminaire: in some cases, each pin has a short section of larger diameter at the end (sometimes described as a "peg" rather than a "pin" [2]); the socket allows the bulb to lock into place by twisting ...

7. Incandescent light bulb - Wikipedia

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   Candle-flame bulb: CA35 E12: CA11 E12 ⌀35 mm (~⌀11/8 in) candle-flame shape, ⌀12 mm Edison screw Flood light: BR95 E26: BR30 E26 ⌀95 mm (~⌀30/8 in) flood light, ⌀26 mm Edison screw Halogen track-light bulb: MR50 GU5.3: MR16 GU5.3 ⌀50 mm (~⌀16/8 in) multifaceted reflector, 5.33 mm-spaced 12 V bi-pin connector