I'm having a senior moment (I'm entitled, 12 days to the big 7-0)...

Is a Light Bulb "Medium Base" a _standard_ ordinary, everyday light
bulb base?

...Jim Thompson
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
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I'm having a senior moment (I'm entitled, 12 days to the big 7-0)...

Is a Light Bulb "Medium Base" a _standard_ ordinary, everyday light
bulb base?

...Jim Thompson
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| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.


You bet Jim!

From Wikipedia:
a.. candelabra: E12 North America, E11 in Europe
a.. intermediate: E17 North America, E14 (SmallES) in Europe
a.. medium or standard: E26 (MES) in North America, E27 (ES) in Europe
a.. mogul: E39 North America, E40 (GoliathES) in Europe



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On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:18:32 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

I'm having a senior moment (I'm entitled, 12 days to the big 7-0)...

---
Hmmm...

I just did 72 on the 2nd, but I thought your next wasn't for a couple of
years yet.

JF

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:09:26 -0600, John Fields
wrote:

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:18:32 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

I'm having a senior moment (I'm entitled, 12 days to the big 7-0)...

---
Hmmm...

I just did 72 on the 2nd, but I thought your next wasn't for a couple of
years yet.

JF

Time flies when you're having fun... DOB: 02/29/1940 (so I'm only 17.5
;-)

03/31/2010: 50th Wedding Anniversary... the teen marriage "destined to
fail" (I was 20, "N" was 18 ;-)

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, CTO | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:18:32 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

I'm having a senior moment (I'm entitled, 12 days to the big 7-0)...

Is a Light Bulb "Medium Base" a _standard_ ordinary, everyday light
bulb base?


Finally found a "specification"...

"Medium", aka E26, is 26mm base thread diameter

Had some weird 11W small bulb standard-looking base thread in the BBQ
lighting.

Found only "medium" base listings... which apparently, in the USA, is
also called "standard" and "Edison".

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, CTO | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On 2/17/2010 7:37 PM, Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:
Jim Thompson wrote:

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:18:32 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

I'm having a senior moment (I'm entitled, 12 days to the big 7-0)...

Is a Light Bulb "Medium Base" a _standard_ ordinary, everyday light
bulb base?


Finally found a "specification"...

"Medium", aka E26, is 26mm base thread diameter

Had some weird 11W small bulb standard-looking base thread in the BBQ
lighting.

Found only "medium" base listings... which apparently, in the USA, is
also called "standard" and "Edison".

Wasn't Edison that snarky kid in your Electricity 101 class?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison_...d_applications


Jim was the TA.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

--
Dr Philip C D Hobbs
Principal
ElectroOptical Innovations
55 Orchard Rd
Briarcliff Manor NY 10510
845-480-2058

email: hobbs at electrooptical dot net
http://electrooptical.net

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:37:45 -0700, "Paul Hovnanian P.E."
wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:18:32 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

I'm having a senior moment (I'm entitled, 12 days to the big 7-0)...

Is a Light Bulb "Medium Base" a _standard_ ordinary, everyday light
bulb base?


Finally found a "specification"...

"Medium", aka E26, is 26mm base thread diameter

Had some weird 11W small bulb standard-looking base thread in the BBQ
lighting.

Found only "medium" base listings... which apparently, in the USA, is
also called "standard" and "Edison".

Wasn't Edison that snarky kid in your Electricity 101 class?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison_...d_applications

Yep, But not "snarky", we called him "sparky" ;-)

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, CTO | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

John Fields wrote:
On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:18:32 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

I'm having a senior moment (I'm entitled, 12 days to the big 7-0)...

---
Hmmm...

I just did 72 on the 2nd, but I thought your next wasn't for a couple of
years yet.

JF
Bunch of kids...

Jim Thompson wrote:
On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:18:32 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

I'm having a senior moment (I'm entitled, 12 days to the big 7-0)...

Is a Light Bulb "Medium Base" a _standard_ ordinary, everyday light
bulb base?


Finally found a "specification"...

"Medium", aka E26, is 26mm base thread diameter

Had some weird 11W small bulb standard-looking base thread in the BBQ
lighting.

Found only "medium" base listings... which apparently, in the USA, is
also called "standard" and "Edison".

...Jim Thompson
Edison who? You mean the guy that FAILED 1000 times?

Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:
Jim Thompson wrote:
On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:18:32 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

I'm having a senior moment (I'm entitled, 12 days to the big 7-0)...

Is a Light Bulb "Medium Base" a _standard_ ordinary, everyday light
bulb base?

Finally found a "specification"...

"Medium", aka E26, is 26mm base thread diameter

Had some weird 11W small bulb standard-looking base thread in the BBQ
lighting.

Found only "medium" base listings... which apparently, in the USA, is
also called "standard" and "Edison".

Wasn't Edison that snarky kid in your Electricity 101 class?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison_...d_applications

Screw sizes? You mean short VS tall or flat VS curvy?

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:58:47 -0800, Robert Baer
wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:
On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:18:32 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

I'm having a senior moment (I'm entitled, 12 days to the big 7-0)...

Is a Light Bulb "Medium Base" a _standard_ ordinary, everyday light
bulb base?


Finally found a "specification"...

"Medium", aka E26, is 26mm base thread diameter

Had some weird 11W small bulb standard-looking base thread in the BBQ
lighting.

Found only "medium" base listings... which apparently, in the USA, is
also called "standard" and "Edison".

...Jim Thompson
Edison who? You mean the guy that FAILED 1000 times?


Most inventors fail A LOT before they arrive at their solutions.

The fact that you confuse his "failure count" with failures in life, as
it were, tells the group a bit about your attitude toward him... or us.

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:18:32 -0700, Jim Thompson
Finally found a "specification"...

"Medium", aka E26, is 26mm base thread diameter

Had some weird 11W small bulb standard-looking base thread in the BBQ
lighting.

Found only "medium" base listings... which apparently, in the USA, is
also called "standard" and "Edison".


Yes, I immediately thought of 'Edison base' as the US standard lamp base.
A good resource of lamp information is Bulbtronics
http://bulbtronics.com/

We use them at the shop as a source for scientific lamps (Hg and Xe arc
lamps).

Oppie

On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:00:58 -0500, "Oppie"
wrote:

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:18:32 -0700, Jim Thompson
Finally found a "specification"...

"Medium", aka E26, is 26mm base thread diameter

Had some weird 11W small bulb standard-looking base thread in the BBQ
lighting.

Found only "medium" base listings... which apparently, in the USA, is
also called "standard" and "Edison".


Yes, I immediately thought of 'Edison base' as the US standard lamp base.
A good resource of lamp information is Bulbtronics
http://bulbtronics.com/

We use them at the shop as a source for scientific lamps (Hg and Xe arc
lamps).

Oppie

Don't touch them! (no, it is not a disco song)

"life imitates life" wrote in
message ...
We use them at the shop as a source for scientific lamps (Hg and Xe arc
lamps).

Oppie

Don't touch them! (no, it is not a disco song)

Just to clarify-
You mean don't touch the arc lamps? Don't think you meant anything against
Bulbtronics. They've always done well by me.

Jim Thompson wrote:

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:09:26 -0600, John Fields
wrote:

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:18:32 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

I'm having a senior moment (I'm entitled, 12 days to the big 7-0)...

---
Hmmm...

I just did 72 on the 2nd, but I thought your next wasn't for a couple of
years yet.

JF

Time flies when you're having fun... DOB: 02/29/1940 (so I'm only 17.5
;-)


Why do you time flies? Sounds rather boring to me! ;-)


--
Greed is the root of all eBay.

On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:53:40 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:


Jim Thompson wrote:

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:09:26 -0600, John Fields
wrote:

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:18:32 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

I'm having a senior moment (I'm entitled, 12 days to the big 7-0)...

---
Hmmm...

I just did 72 on the 2nd, but I thought your next wasn't for a couple of
years yet.

JF

Time flies when you're having fun... DOB: 02/29/1940 (so I'm only 17.5
;-)


Why do you time flies? Sounds rather boring to me! ;-)

Seems I'm on an express train... blink and I've missed a month ;-)

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, CTO | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
| E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
03/31/2010: 50th Wedding Anniversary... the teen marriage "destined to
fail" (I was 20, "N" was 18 ;-)

Was that predicted by both your parents, or just hers? :-)

On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:17:39 -0800, "Joel Koltner"
wrote:

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
03/31/2010: 50th Wedding Anniversary... the teen marriage "destined to
fail" (I was 20, "N" was 18 ;-)

Was that predicted by both your parents, or just hers? :-)

Both. The mother-in-law suggested waiting one more day ;-)

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, CTO | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
Both. The mother-in-law suggested waiting one more day ;-)

I guess you showed'em. :-) Congratulations... any big plans (fancy
vacations, Mariachi bands, dancing dogs...) for the actual anniversary in six
weeks?

On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:05:37 -0800, "Joel Koltner"
wrote:

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
Both. The mother-in-law suggested waiting one more day ;-)

I guess you showed'em. :-) Congratulations... any big plans (fancy
vacations, Mariachi bands, dancing dogs...) for the actual anniversary in six
weeks?


Not yet. I need to check with the kids and see what they're up to ;-)

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, CTO | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:14:48 -0500, "Oppie"
wrote:

"life imitates life" wrote in
message ...
We use them at the shop as a source for scientific lamps (Hg and Xe arc
lamps).

Oppie

Don't touch them! (no, it is not a disco song)

Just to clarify-
You mean don't touch the arc lamps? Don't think you meant anything against
Bulbtronics. They've always done well by me.


I was talking about finger oils.

"life imitates life" wrote in
message ...
Just to clarify-
You mean don't touch the arc lamps? Don't think you meant anything against
Bulbtronics. They've always done well by me.


I was talking about finger oils.

Yes, touching the high temperature quartz envelope of Tungsten/Halogen or
arc lamp capsules is a definite no-no. The oil on your skin get on the
envelope and if not removed may cause the lamp to explode. The oil darkens
from heat and UV, absorbs more heat locally and resulting imbalance of
thermal stresses causes the envelope to burst. Particularly troublesome with
Xenon lamps that are under about 10 atmospheres pressure at operating
temperature. Even with the envelope cleaned after an accidental touch, I've
seen finger prints etched into the surface.

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message news
On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:53:40 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:


Jim Thompson wrote:

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:09:26 -0600, John Fields
wrote:

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:18:32 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

I'm having a senior moment (I'm entitled, 12 days to the big 7-0)...

---
Hmmm...

I just did 72 on the 2nd, but I thought your next wasn't for a couple
of
years yet.

JF

Time flies when you're having fun... DOB: 02/29/1940 (so I'm only 17.5
;-)


Why do you time flies? Sounds rather boring to me! ;-)

Seems I'm on an express train... blink and I've missed a month ;-)

Those are just the bouts of dementia.

"Oppie" wrote in message
news
"life imitates life" wrote in
message ...
Just to clarify-
You mean don't touch the arc lamps? Don't think you meant anything
against
Bulbtronics. They've always done well by me.


I was talking about finger oils.

Yes, touching the high temperature quartz envelope of Tungsten/Halogen or
arc lamp capsules is a definite no-no. The oil on your skin get on the
envelope and if not removed may cause the lamp to explode. The oil darkens
from heat and UV, absorbs more heat locally and resulting imbalance of
thermal stresses causes the envelope to burst. Particularly troublesome
with Xenon lamps that are under about 10 atmospheres pressure at operating
temperature. Even with the envelope cleaned after an accidental touch,
I've seen finger prints etched into the surface.

Try dunking a lit halogen bulb (H4 etc) in a bowl of water and see what
happens.

On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:49:54 -0000, "ian field"
wrote:


"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message news
On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:53:40 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:


Jim Thompson wrote:

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:09:26 -0600, John Fields
wrote:

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:18:32 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

I'm having a senior moment (I'm entitled, 12 days to the big 7-0)...

---
Hmmm...

I just did 72 on the 2nd, but I thought your next wasn't for a couple
of
years yet.

JF

Time flies when you're having fun... DOB: 02/29/1940 (so I'm only 17.5
;-)


Why do you time flies? Sounds rather boring to me! ;-)

Seems I'm on an express train... blink and I've missed a month ;-)

Those are just the bouts of dementia.


Speaking for yourself, Ian ?:-)

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, CTO | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:49:54 -0000, "ian field"
wrote:


"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message news
On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:53:40 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:


Jim Thompson wrote:

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:09:26 -0600, John Fields
wrote:

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:18:32 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

I'm having a senior moment (I'm entitled, 12 days to the big 7-0)...

---
Hmmm...

I just did 72 on the 2nd, but I thought your next wasn't for a couple
of
years yet.

JF

Time flies when you're having fun... DOB: 02/29/1940 (so I'm only 17.5
;-)


Why do you time flies? Sounds rather boring to me! ;-)

Seems I'm on an express train... blink and I've missed a month ;-)

Those are just the bouts of dementia.

Yeah, it looks like that one zipped right over his head, eh?