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Lamp
bob91343:
If this is too far off topic, I apologize.
I have a lamp for a music stand and the bulb burned out. It's a tubular bulb and I suspect 40 or 60 W. There are no markings anywhere so I wonder if there are detailed pictures showing filament support construction to enable learning the rating of the bulb. It's for 120V and uses standard medium Edison base.
andy3055:
Lowes has a bunch of different versions: https://www.lowes.com/pl/Tubular--Incandescent-light-bulbs-Light-bulbs-Lighting-ceiling-fans/4294801198?refinement=1505679188
Kim Christensen:
Usually the lamp itself has a maximum wattage rating. Put in whatever bulb you want for brightness, up to the max wattage of the lamp.
bob91343:
Kim, that makes sense. But only if I have an idea of how much light I would get from the different lamps. The color is usually different as well.
Looking at the Lowe's site, the envelope looks just like the 40W unit but the filament support is very different. I am guessing 60W. But these are not cheap.
BrokenYugo:
A traditional tungsten 120V 60 watt bulb is about 800 lumens, about 400 for a 40 watt. The extra warm "vintage" bulbs are extra inefficient.
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