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  2. Trouble light - Wikipedia

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    A trouble light using a compact fluorescent lamp. From top to bottom are a hook, a cage, the switch and a handle in one molding. A trouble light, also known as a rough service light, drop light, or inspection lamp, is a special lamp used to illuminate obscure places and able to handle moderate abuse.

  3. Fluorescent lamp - Wikipedia

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    A fluorescent lamp, or fluorescent tube, is a low-pressure mercury-vapor gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light. An electric current in the gas excites mercury vapor, to produce ultraviolet and make a phosphor coating in the lamp glow.

  4. Compact fluorescent lamp - Wikipedia

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    Circular and U-shaped lamps were devised to reduce the length of fluorescent light fixtures. The first fluorescent light bulb and fixture were displayed to the general public at the 1939 New York World's Fair. The spiral CFL was invented in 1976 by Edward E. Hammer, an engineer with General Electric, [7] in response to the 1973 oil crisis. [8]

  5. File:Fluorescent Light.svg - Wikipedia

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    Image:Fluorescente.png, Image:TLBuis.PNG, Image:Fluorescent lamp classic power circuit.jpg SVG Version of the Classic power circuit for a fluorescent light lamp A: Fluorescent Tube B: Power (+220 Volts) C: Starter D: Switch (Bi-metallic thermostat) E: Capacitor F: Filaments G: Ballast

  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 ...

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  8. List of automotive light bulb types - Wikipedia

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    12 V: 60 / 55 W PJ26.4t USA H15 2 12 V: 55 / 15 W 24 V: 60 / 20 W PGJ23t-1 USA ECE nominal luminous flux: 26/1350 ±10% Low-wattage filament for DRL function H16 1 12 V: 19 W PGJ19-3 H16B 1 12 V: 19 W PGJY19-3 H21W 1 12 V & 24 V: 21 W BAY9s H27W/1 1 12 V: 27W PG13 USA ANSI № 880 H27W/2 1 12 V: 27 W PGJ13 USA ANSI № 881 HB3 1 12 V: 60 W P20d ...

  9. Emergency light - Wikipedia

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    An emergency light is a battery-backed lighting device that switches on automatically when a building experiences a power outage. In the United States, emergency lights are standard in new commercial and high occupancy residential buildings, such as college dormitories, apartments, and hotels.