In article , Mark Lloyd wrote:
On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:20:46 -0400, Tony
wrote:

Bob Villa wrote:
yes, and "candelabra base" is the correct term. "Edison base" is the
standard light bulb that we all know and love, "Mogul base" is the
size
larger than that that you hardly ever see anymore.

nate

I know the Edison base as a "medium base". (No slight meant to
Edison) And you still see Mogal base on Mercury vapor exterior
lighting.

And if you can find those giant 200 or 300 watt incandescent bulbs they
have the the large base.

I have seen a 200W bulb in about 1978. It had a standard base. About
the same time I found a 1000W bulb, which did have a mogul base. I
gave off a lot of heat too.

My experience in USA is that 200 and 300 watt 120V single-filament
incandescents and 50-200-250 watt 3-way ones tend to have medium bases.

- Don Klipstein )