Light bulb base chart.
What does candelabra base bulb mean.
E12 is the smaller candelabra base.
Even though candelabra or chandelier bulbs may look similar in their packages the base size is not always the.
The medium e26 base is the most common light bulb base.
It is used in most incandescent halogen cfl ccfl and hid light.
On most packages for those light bulbs you will not see any.
A candelabra base and c7 bulb are the same size and are designed to work together.
It s used for nightlight bulbs and sometimes for decorative light bulbs used in chandeliers and over bathroom mirrors.
Since your fan says it requires a candelabra base lamp that s another way of saying e12 which refers to the base.
It s referred to as having a medium or standard base.
E26 us standard light bulb base.
Screw bases 10mm miniature screw e10 11mm miniature candelabra e11 12mm candelabra e12 14mm european e14 17mm intermediate e17 26mm medium e26 27mm european medium e27 39mm mogul e39 fluorescent pin bases.
E26 is the size of most light bulbs used in the u s.
Screw base bulbs often called edison bulbs are named after their inventor thomas edison.
The candelabra base bulb also known as the candle or torpedo bulb because of its shape is made for an e12 or a c7 base.
Each base type has a descriptive term such as medium intermediate candelabra etc and they re defined by the letter e edison followed by numbers.
It s also known as a candelabra style bulb.
It also comes in different shapes.
The 16 5 tell you how many eighths of an inch in diameter the glass part is of the bulb.
So a g16 5 lamp would be a round lamp that is 2 1 16 in diameter 16 5 x 1 8.
Medium edison screw 27mm base diameter.
E17 intermediate base is in between these two sizes.
In north america and europe these light bulb base types are the most common and widely used.
E14 european small candle shape light bulb.
With an adapter it can fit a standard socket the screw in base.
E12 us small candle shape light bulb base.
For reference your standard light bulb that goes into many fixtures and lamps uses an e26 base.
Medium edison screw 26mm base diameter.
The g stands for globe so it s a round bulb.
Incandescent light bulbs shaped like torpedoes and that fit into candelabras include the type b variety of bulb.
That means it s 26 millimeters in diameter at the base.
Candelabra edison screw 12mm base diameter.
The variety of sizes in the bases of the bulb are designed to fit the various socket sizes in the candelabra.
The intermediate e17 base is not very common.
Click or tap on a base to view matching bulbs from our catalog.
Think of chandeliers night lights or candelabra style lamps with the smaller bulbs to envision an e12 bulb base.
It is found on smaller light bulb shapes such as s11 r12 and t6 light bulbs.
Whether you choose clear or frosted bulbs depends on the intensity of light that you want from your fixture.
