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Description / Abstract:
This standard sets forth the physical and electrical
characteristics of the group of incandescent lamps that have C, S,
T, or similar bulb shapes which are not covered in American
National Standards ANSI C78.20-1989 and ANSI C78.22-1989. Only
clear and inside frost bulb finishes are acknowledged. Excluded
from coverage are tungsten-halogen lamps and projection lamps.
Other groups of incandescent lamps are covered in the following
associated standards:
American National Standard for Electric Lamps - Incandescent
Lamps - A, G, PS and Similar Shapes with E26 Medium Screw Bases,
ANSI C78.20-1995
American National Standard for Electric Lamps - Incandescent
Lamps - PAR and R Shapes, ANSI C78.21-1995
American National Standard for Electric Lamps - Incandescent
Lamps - A, G, PS and Similar Shapes with E39 Medium Screw Bases,
ANSI C78.22-1995
The lamps specified in this standard do not relate closely to
those internationally standardized lamps specified in International
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Publication 64, Tungsten Filament
Lamp for Domestic and Similar General Lighting
Purposes.1
1 Available from the American National Standards
Institute, 11 West 42nd St., New York, NY 10036.