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Airfield / Aircraft
Lamps for Airstrips, Taxiways & Hangars etc. |
Aquarium
Look for Freshwater tubes for Tropical, Saltwater for Marine. Saltwater Blue for Coral |
Architectural
Double-ended, Side-mounted Tubular lamps. Popular with Bars, Clubs & Hotels |
Auto bulbs
Every bulb for your motor – most vehicles have an average of 12 different bulbs covering indicators, headlamps, rear lights, brake lights, interior lights. Our range includes replacement lamps for motorbikes, buses & lorries. See Auto bulbs glossary page for more information. |
Bi-pin, Sub-midget and midget flange
These lamps are miniatures. Mostly used in panels and other industrial applications. |
Blacklight Blue
The UV lamps give little or no visible light. Commonly used in Counterfeit note detectors. Popular for effect in Bars, Clubs & Bowling Alleys. Also used for non-destructive testing. |
Bug Zapper
Also known as Flykiller or Insectocutor Lamps. Special UV light which attract Flies which are then killed by electricity . Also used to cure certain glues e.g. False Nails |
Candles
See also decorative. So named after the pointed tip. Can be used in chandeliers, wall fittings, and general household applications. Types of candle include coupe de vent, (bent tip), twisted. Candle lamps can be coloured. |
Circular tubes
So named for the distinctive circle shape. Often used in signs |
Coloured lamps / colouring service
Many light bulbs are available in standard colours, such as blue, green, red, yellow.
If you require a personal or bespoke colour, contact us directly to discuss the colouring service. Minimum orders apply. Popular in the Christmas festive season. |
Compact Fluorescent
This is the trade term for an energy saver or energy efficient lamp. The light bulb uses fluorescent tube technology but is available in a more 'compact' form. |
Decorative Candles
Decorative candles and decorative light bulbs for chandeliers, etc. See Decorative Candles glossary page for more information. |
Decorative Lamps
Candles, Golfballs, Globes, Christmas lights etc . |
Decorative Reflectors
Decorative Reflectors are so called due to the mirror effect created inside the casing of the bulb to make the light shine more brightly.See Decorative Reflectors glossary page for more information. |
Dichroic Lamps
Often referred to as MR16's, MR11's or MR8's. Their Dichroic reflector projects light forward whilst allowing heat to travel backwards making them ideal for display lighting, in the home and retail shops. There are numerous variants of this type of lamp. See Dichroic Lamps glossary page for more information. |
Disco
Specialist lighting incl: Strobe, Projectors, and Effects etc. |
Display
Retail environment use, among others: Dichroic and Low Wattage Metal Halide. |
Domestic Appliances
Fridge, Microwave, Oven, Sewing Machine lamps. Please check the wattage carefully. For under-cabinet lighting in the kitchen or bathroom, see Smilight tubes. |
Double ended Metal Halide
Commonly used in sports stadiums for floodlighting. |
Edison Bulbs
Reproductions of the original Edison light bulb, created by Thomas Edison in 1842. |
Elliptical Metal Halide
Commonly used in urban illumination projects and Industrial "High Bay" fittings. |
Energy Savers
Save money and electricity by replacing your household light bulbs with energy savers. Energy savers can be used in table lamps, ceiling fittings, wall fittings. Remember to check the cap size of your original light bulb when looking to replace. See Energy Savers glossary page for more information. |
Exciter
Lamps for studio and projection applications. |
External Illumination
A wide range of metal halides for sensitive lighting effects, from historical buildings to gardens and urban illumination projects. |
Festoon Lamps
Used in chain lighting also in Auto Interior lights. |
Fishpond & Germicidal lamps
Technical term for UVC or Ozone water/ air purifying Lamps. These lamps are hazardous to health and must only be used specified applications. Used in swimming pools, sauna and steam rooms, outdoor fish ponds. |
Floodlighting
Sports stadia, golf courses. |
Fluorescent Tubes
Check the length of the required replacement first. Lengths available include:
8 foot, 6 foot, 4 foot, 2 foot, 18 inch, 12 inch. Check the diameter of the tube. Colours for fluorescent tubes include warm white, daylight, cool white. See Fluorescent Tubes glossary page for more information. |
Fly killer
See Bug zapper |
Food Hygiene - Bakery
Specialist tubes for bakeries |
Food Hygiene - Butcher
Specialist tubes for meat counters, carvery counters, as well as the fly killers. |
Full Spectrum Light Bulbs
Full spectrum lighting refers to both the ultra-violet and visible light that composes artificial light in an effort to more effectively replicate natural light. See Full Spectrum Light Bulbs glossary page for more information. |
GLS - General Application
Incandescent, household, reflectors, Golfball, pygmies, candles. These lamps have standard caps and can be used interchangeably. Often the fixture (lampshade) will dictate which bulb is the best fit. |
Golf Balls
Good for external Christmas lighting displays |
Greenhouse lighting
Specialist horticultural bulbs to stimulate the growth of plants. |
Grolux
Used to promote plant growth. |
Halogena
Blown Tubular (BT) shape Halogen alternative to standard GLS lamps. |
Hanaulux
Hanaulux - now owned by Siemens and more properly known as Hanaulux/Siemens- are renowned manufacturers of surgical lights. See Hanaulux glossary page for more information. |
Household bulbs
See also Energy saver. Always check the cap. Types of bulb include incandescent, general application, reflectors, Golfball, pygmy, candle. These lamps have standard caps and can be used interchangeably. See Household bulbs glossary page for more information. |
Infra-Red Heat Lamps / Ruby Jackets
Used in applications from Catering to Paint-drying. Available in various lengths, wattages and styles. Ruby Coloured lamps are mainly used for space heating. |
JD tungsten Halogen
Single-ended Halogen Lamps. Mainly used in display applications. |
K Class
Double-ended Halogen lamps. Mainly used in short range floodlights. |
LED
An increasingly popular Lightsource offering high output from very low wattage. New LED versions of traditional types are appearing all the time. Available in various colours. |
Light bulbs
There are literally thousands of different types of light bulb in the world. See Light bulbs glossary page for more information on light bulbs available. |
Lighthouse
These powerful Incandescent or Halogen lamps have long life expectancy and emit a bright white light that is designed to be highly visible across the seas. |
M Class
Halogen lamps including: dichroic & capsule types. |
Marine & navigation
Navigation, Rough service, ship re-fits. |
Medical Lamps
High intensity clean lights for work in critical medical settings, such as operating theatres. |
Medical purpose Lamps
X-ray machinery, microscopes, laboratory work. Clean lab lights |
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Metal Halides
Metal Halide lamps are increasingly popular for street lighting plans, car parks, sports stadium floodlights. The clean white light is a break from the traditional yellow/ orange light of the Son and Sox lamps. See Metal Halides glossary page for more information. |
Miniatures
Can be Incandescent, Halogen, Neon or LED.
Cap sizes are very important.
Look for Ba7s, Ba9s, Ba15d, and BA15s. See also telephone lamps. For use in applications such as switchboards, machinery |
Miniatures - Screw Cap
E10. E12. E14.
Screw cap identification |
Navigation lamps
See Marine and Shipping |
Oven Lamps
Lamps for use in appliances with a high heat resistance. See also domestic appliances. |
P1 Class Lamps
Photographic lamps |
P2 Class Lamps
Photographic lamps |
P3 Class Lamps
Photographic lamps |
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| PAR 30 |
| PAR 36 |
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| PAR 46 |
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PAR Lamps
Or Parabolic Aluminium Reflector Lamps come in a wide variety of sizes and ratings. Size is given in1/8ths of an inch e.g. PAR16 = 2" in diameter, PAR64 = 8". |
Photographic and studio lamps
TV studio lamps. Dark room lighting. |
Printing and Reprographics
Specialist lamps for printing press and print shops. |
Projector lamps
Special high intensity lamps for use in video projectors, OHPs, backlight projection.
LCD & DLP Projector lamps are not available on line at present. Please contact us directly @ sales@lampco.co.uk as these are specialist lamps and it is very importa |
Pygmy lamps
See also general application lamps |
Reflectors
See also General application lamps. Reflectors are Mushroom shaped with internal mirroring for directional lighting. |
Reptile & Vivarium
Heat lamps to keep reptiles warm. UV tubes to promote Vitamin B |
Rough service
Vacuum lamps with extra filament supports. Resistant to vibration. See also marine and shipping. |
Shatterproof / shattershield
Ask the expert about our shatterproof service. A thin coat of fluoropolymer can be applied to almost any bulb or tube. If the bulb or tube is dropped, all glass will remain inside the coating. Health and Safety legislation means that most open lamps in |
Smilite tubes
See also domestic appliance lamps. These tubes are manufactured exclusively to fit under-cupboard cabinets in kitchens or bathrooms. See Smilight tubes glossary page for more information. |
Son lamps
Used in industrial and street lighting applications. See Son tubes glossary page for more information. |
Sox lamps
The most commonly used Street Lighting lamp. |
Specialist Services
The Lamp Company has 80,000 diverse products at its fingertips. Only a selection of these product lines is visible on site - for specialist services such as colouring,
Shattershield, striping or urgent requirements, our unrivalled service, knowledge and |
Spot lamps
See reflectors |
Stage, studio and theatre lamps
T-Class, CP-Class. For specific requirements, please contact us directly. |
Sunbed tubes
Specialist UV tubes used for tanning. See Sunbed tubes glossary page for more information. |
T2, T4, T5 , T8, T12
Refers to the diameter of a fluorescent tube (in 1/8th of an inch) e.g. T8 = 1" |
Telephone lamps
See also miniatures. |
Torch lamps
Pre-focus, lens-ended lamps |
Tubular metal halide
See also elliptical metal halide |
U tubes
A fluorescent tube in the shape of a U. Use it in confined spaces where there is no room for a full-length tube. |
UV lamps
UV or ultra violet. Usually tube format, check for UVA used in Tanning, Flykillers etc. UVB mainly for medical purposes. UVC used in air /water sterilization. |
Wire Terminals
Specialist miniature lamps with wires instead of a cap. |
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