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SCREW BASE [1 record]

Record 1 1998-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lamp Components
DEF

Cap [base] (type E) in the form of a screw thread.

DEF

A lamp cap in which one contact is the outer case, in the form of a screw thread, and the other contact is a central projection. These caps are known, in decreasing order of size, as goliath Edison screw (GES), medium Edison screw (ES), small Edison screw (SES) and miniature Edison screw (MES).

Key term(s)
  • terminal cap
  • goliath Edison screw
  • GES
  • small Edison screw
  • ES
  • miniature Edison screw
  • MES

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments de lampes
DEF

Culot (type E) en forme de filetage.

CONT

Il existe de très nombreux modèles de culots. Pour les lampes d'éclairage général, il y a deux types en usage : le culot à baïonnette, à deux ergots, et le culot à vis, dit Edison. Ce dernier assure de meilleurs contacts électriques avec la douille que le culot à baïonnette, mais associé à certains modèles de douilles, il peut être dangereux pour les utilisateurs si l'on ne prend pas soin de relier au neutre le pöle de la douille constitué par la vis.

Key term(s)
  • culot à vis Goliath

Spanish

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