This Product Selection Guide contains information to help select products in the Incandescent, Neon Lamps category on DigiKey.com
Products in this family include various small scale lamps or “light bulbs” in form factors typically used for indication or backlighting purposes. The incandescent types produce light by heating a thin metal filament to a high temperature, and are commonly found in legacy equipment. Neon types produce light on the basis of passing electric current through a gas such as neon at low pressure, and are not particularly efficient at production of light. They do, however, require a relatively high drive voltage compared to other common indicator lamp types, and for this reason are often used to indicate the presence of AC line voltage.
SelectionCharacteristics
Type: Indicates the lamp technology.
Color: Indicates the color of the lamp.
Voltage Rating: Typically this represents the maximum voltage rating to which a device will meet its given specifications. Exceeding this voltage rating may damage the device and other system components.
MSCP (Mean Spherical Candle Power): A measure of a lamp’s light output; average radiant luminous intensity when measured from all directions around a light source.
Lens Style: Characterizes the shape of a device’s optical emitting surface.
Lens Size: Defines the overall dimension of the bulb.
Lead Style: Describes the shape or standard configuration of a device’s electrical contacts.
ProductExamples
| MFR PART # | 658 |
|---|---|
| DIGI-KEY PART # | 289-1221-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | JKL Components Corp. |
| DESCRIPTION | LAMP INCAND RT-3.25 WEDGE 14V |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 2174 |
|---|---|
| DIGI-KEY PART # | 289-1216-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | JKL Components Corp. |
| DESCRIPTION | LAMP INCAN RT-1.75 WIRE TERM 12V |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | ENW2-EW07 |
|---|---|
| DIGI-KEY PART # | 289-1245-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | JKL Components Corp. |
| DESCRIPTION | LAMP INCAND RT-1.5 NEO-WEDGE 14V |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
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