This isn't rocket science. Loot at the bulb you
took out and replace it with one that looks like
it--base size and bulb shape..

Watch the sites that you go to. Incandescent
light bulbs for house use are basically all the
same with different size bases and different shape
and size glass. The site that mentioned two types
of incandescent bulbs is incorrect. There are in
fact lots of different types based on filament,
the gas, the coating of the bulbs, etc. None of
which is important to the homeowner other than for
looks and color of the light.


Gloria wrote:
One site I looked at said it was a torpedo shaped bulb and one site said
that there were two types of incandescent light bulbs. Both were wire
filaments inside a glass bulb, but type B was in a vacuum and type A was
not. I'm confused! I just wanted to replace one of the burned out bulbs in
my bathroom ceiling fixture.


"RP" wrote in message
news

Gloria wrote:


What is a type B light bulb? I have a light fixture that says to use only
type B bulbs and has a pic of what looked to me to be a candelabra shaped
bulb. I bought some but nowhere on the package does it say what TYPE the
bulbs are.


A B type light bulb is a candelabra shaped bulb.

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