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A lamp is a replaceable component such as an incandescent light bulb, which is designed to produce light from electricity. These components usually have a base of ceramic, metal, glass or plastic, which makes an electrical connection in the socket of a light fixture. This connection may be made with a screw-thread base, two metal pins, 2 metal caps or a bayonet cap.
There are more than 200 Lamp types today. I have described some of the best options that current technology offers which are increasingly being used in buildings. They are explained below under the following broad categories:
- INCANDESCENT LAMPS
- HALOGENS
- CFL- COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS
- FTL- FLUORESCENT TUBE LIGHT
- METAL HALIDES
- SODIUM VAPOUR LAMP
- LED- LIGHT EMITTING DIODE
March 5th, 2010