{"id":83,"date":"2021-03-23T19:23:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T23:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lightingforelectricians\/chapter\/edison-screw-base-sizes\/"},"modified":"2021-04-21T14:47:13","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T18:47:13","slug":"edison-screw-base-sizes","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lightingforelectricians\/chapter\/edison-screw-base-sizes\/","title":{"raw":"Edison Screw Base Sizes","rendered":"Edison Screw Base Sizes"},"content":{"raw":"The Edison Screw base comes in four basic sizes, each operating under the same principle.\r\n\r\nThe smallest, the candelabra is used for very low wattage lamps such as night lights and chandeliers.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_156\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"474\"]<img class=\"wp-image-156 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lightingforelectricians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1349\/2021\/03\/candelabra-lamps.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"352\" \/> LED and Incandescent halogen lamps sized for a candelabra base.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nThe next size up is the intermediate base, which is sometimes used for appliance bulbs like one might find inside the fridge or oven.\r\n\r\nYou are already familiar with the next size up because it\u2019s the standard size of lightbulb that is most commonly used. Almost every lightbulb you have ever changed was a standard-sized Edison bulb.\r\n\r\nThe next size up, the Mogul base, is commonly reserved for lamps rated 300W or higher.\r\n\r\nRegardless of the size used, it is always important to connect the identified conductor to the identified screw terminal. A reversal of conductors wouldn\u2019t impact the operation of the AC load but would increase the likelihood of a shock hazard when the lamp is changed.","rendered":"<p>The Edison Screw base comes in four basic sizes, each operating under the same principle.<\/p>\n<p>The smallest, the candelabra is used for very low wattage lamps such as night lights and chandeliers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_156\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-156 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lightingforelectricians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1349\/2021\/03\/candelabra-lamps.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lightingforelectricians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1349\/2021\/03\/candelabra-lamps.png 474w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lightingforelectricians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1349\/2021\/03\/candelabra-lamps-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lightingforelectricians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1349\/2021\/03\/candelabra-lamps-65x48.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lightingforelectricians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1349\/2021\/03\/candelabra-lamps-225x167.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lightingforelectricians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1349\/2021\/03\/candelabra-lamps-350x260.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LED and Incandescent halogen lamps sized for a candelabra base.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The next size up is the intermediate base, which is sometimes used for appliance bulbs like one might find inside the fridge or oven.<\/p>\n<p>You are already familiar with the next size up because it\u2019s the standard size of lightbulb that is most commonly used. Almost every lightbulb you have ever changed was a standard-sized Edison bulb.<\/p>\n<p>The next size up, the Mogul base, is commonly reserved for lamps rated 300W or higher.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the size used, it is always important to connect the identified conductor to the identified screw terminal. A reversal of conductors wouldn\u2019t impact the operation of the AC load but would increase the likelihood of a shock hazard when the lamp is changed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":["alee59"],"pb_section_license":"all-rights-reserved"},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[61],"license":[58],"class_list":["post-83","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","contributor-alee59","license-all-rights-reserved"],"part":77,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lightingforelectricians\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/83","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lightingforelectricians\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lightingforelectricians\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lightingforelectricians\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/103"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lightingforelectricians\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/83\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":409,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lightingforelectricians\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/83\/revisions\/409"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lightingforelectricians\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/77"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lightingforelectricians\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/83\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lightingforelectricians\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lightingforelectricians\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=83"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lightingforelectricians\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=83"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/lightingforelectricians\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}