MARATHON LIGHTING
1505 Pearman Dairy Road
Anderson, SC 29625
Phone: 800-277-1028 Fax: 800-546-4656

Use the following diagrams of bulb shapes and sizes for identification:

Incandescent

Bulb Shapes (not actual sizes)

The size and shape of a bulb is designated by a letter or letters followed by a number. The letter indicates the shape fo the bulb while the number indicates the diameter of the bulb in eighths of an inch. For example, "T-10" indicates a tubular shaped bulb having a diameter of 10/8 or 1-1/4 inches. The following illustrations show some of the more popular bulb shapes and sizes.


(Left to right): A-19, A-23, B-10-1/2, B-13, BA-9, BA-9-1/2, BR-19, BR-25, BR-30, BR-40, C-7, DC-19, ER-30, F-10, F-15, F-20


(Left to right): G-16-1/2, G-25, G-40, K-19, P-25, PAR-16, PAR-20, PAR-30S, PAR-30L, PAR-38, PAR-64, PAR-64


(Left to right): PS-35, R-20, R-30, R-40, R-40, RP-11, S-6, S-11, S-14, T-4-1/2, T-5, T-6, T-8, T-8, T-10, T-19, T-21


(Left to right): Medium Med., Three Contact Medium 3 C Med., Medium Skirted Med. Skt., Mogul Mog., Three contact Mogul 3C Mog.


(Left to right): Mogul Prefocus Mog. Pf., S-14s Philinea, Miniature Candelabra, Candelabra Cand., Candelabra Bayonet Single or Double Contact S.C. Bay. D.C. Bay., Candelabra Prefocus S.C.Pf.D.C.Pf., Intermediate Inter.


(Left to right): Recessed Single Contact R.S.C., Metal Sleeve Flexible Lead, Medium Side Prong, Insul End Prong. or Mogul End Prong, Multipurpose M-P

Fluorescent and HID
(High Intensity Discharge)

Base Types (not actual sizes)


(Left to right): Miniature Bipin T-5 Min. Bipin, Medium Bipin T-8/T-10/T-12 Med. Bipin, Recessed Double Contact T-8/T-12 Recessed D.C., Slimline Single Pin T-8/T-12, Circline 4-Pin

Bulb Shapes (not actual sizes)


(Left to right): T-5 Miniature Bipin, T-8 Medium Bipin, T-10 Medium Bipin, T-12 Medium Bipin, T-8 Recessed Double Contact, T-12 Recessed Double Contact, T-12 Recessed Double Contact (Jacketed), T-8 Single Pin Slimline, T-12 Single Pin Slimline

(Left to right): T-9 4-Pin Circline, T-8 Medium Bipin U-Bent Lamp, T-12 Medium Bipin U-Bent Lamp (6"), T-12 Medium Bipin U-Bent Lamp (3")

Compact Fluorescent Lamp Bases (Not actual size)


(Left to right): G-23, GX23, GX23-2, G24d-1, G24d-2, G24d3, G24q-2, G24q-3, GX24q-2, GX24q-3, GX24q-4, GX32d-2, GX32d-3, G24q-1

Compact Fluorescent Lamps (not actual sizes)


(Left to right): N/A, 2-pin, 4-pin

Base Types (not actual sizes)

(Left to right): Medium Med., Admedium Amed., Mogul Mog., Position Oriented Mogul Base POMB, Medium Skirted Med. Skt., Recessed Single Contact R/S, Double Contact Bayonet Med. DC Bay., PG-12, G-12

Bulb Shapes (not actual sizes)


(Left to right): A-23, BT-37, BT-56, E-25, ED-17, ED-18, ED-23-1/2, ED-28, ED-37, R-40, R-57, R-60, T-6 TD, T-6, T-7 TD, T-10, T-17, T-15, T-D Special

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