Pilot Lamps
Pilot Lamps Tubular Screw Base
Pilot Lamps Tubular Screw Base is a group of 108 IMPA-coded items (codes 790501–790638) under Pilot Lamps in the Electrical Equipment section (IMPA 79). All of them are priced per piece. The list runs through 5 metric sizes from 10×28 mm to 26×60 mm.
Buying guide
These are small clear tubular incandescent lamps with an Edison screw base, used as indicator and signal lamps on switchboards, alarm and control panels and machinery consoles. The group lists them by base (E10, E12, E14 and E26), voltage from 4 V to 220 V, current in amps or power in watts, and bulb diameter × length in millimetres.[1]
The electrical officer reorders them by the panel they fit. IMPA asks for the type of glass, base, length, voltage, wattage or amperage to be specified, because the range is large.[1]
How to specify it
Read the base first. In an Edison screw designation the number is the thread diameter in millimetres, measured across the peaks. E10 is the miniature Edison screw, E12 the candelabra, E14 the small Edison screw and E26 the North American medium screw. Each has its own IEC 60061-1 cap sheet, so they do not interchange.[2][3]
Then give the bulb size and rating as printed. The same base comes in several sizes: E12 lamps here are 13 × 33, 15 × 45, 20 × 48 and 20 × 70 mm. Lamps rated in amps and in watts are the same kind of lamp: watts = volts × amps. A maker’s E10 10 × 28 mm lamp is listed as 24 V, 100 mA, 2.4 W.[4]
Rules and certificates
IEC 60061-1 sets lamp caps, with gauges to control interchangeability and safety; lampholders and gauges are in parts 2 and 3. On ships, IEC 60092-202 requires indicating and measuring devices, pilot lamps among them, to be protected by fuses or circuit-breakers.[3][6]
LED lamps with the same cap and bulb size are made as replacements. One maker’s E10 10 × 28 mm LED lamp runs on 24 V AC or DC through a built-in bridge rectifier and draws 13 mA, against 100 mA for the incandescent lamp. Check the voltage rating, AC or DC, and the length. Another maker’s E10 LED alternative to a 10 × 28 lamp is only 24 mm long.[5][4]
Questions buyers ask
- What does E10, E12 or E14 mean on a pilot lamp?
- The screw-base thread diameter in millimetres: 10, 12 or 14 mm. They are different caps and will not fit each other’s holders.
- How do I convert a lamp rated 24 V 0.11 A to watts?
- Multiply volts by amps: 24 × 0.11 ≈ 2.6 W. A maker’s 24 V 100 mA lamp of the same 10 × 28 mm size is rated 2.4 W.
- Can I replace an incandescent pilot lamp with an LED?
- Often, with a lamp of the same cap and size made for it. Check the LED’s voltage and AC/DC rating and its length. One maker’s E10 LED draws 13 mA where the incandescent lamp draws 100 mA.
Sources
- IMPA catalogue on ShipServ: item 790505, lamp pilot tubular clear E-10 24V 0.11A 10x28mm (group page and ordering note)
- Edison screw: Wikipedia (designations and IEC 60061-1 sheet numbers)
- IEC Webstore: IEC 60061-1 Lamp caps and holders together with gauges, Part 1: Lamp caps
- Bailey: datasheet E28024100, E10 T10x28 24V 100mA 2.4W indicator lamp (via RS)
- Josef Barthelme: datasheet 591024xx, LED bulb E10 24 V AC/DC with bridge rectifier (rev. 1.3, 2016)
- IEC 60092-202:2016 Electrical installations in ships, Part 202: System design, Protection (text incorporated by reference in 46 CFR)
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At a glance
Part of Electrical Equipment (IMPA section 79): Lamps, cable, switches, fuses, batteries, connectors, marine lighting fittings and meters.
It is one of 10 groups under Pilot Lamps; the others include Indicator Lamps, LED Panel Indicating Lights, Miniature Pilot Lamps, Pilot Lamps Globular Bayonet Base, Pilot Lamps Globular Screw Base and 4 more.
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- Items
- 108
- IMPA codes
- 790501–790638
- Priced
- per piece
- Sizes
- 10×28 mm – 26×60 mm
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