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Light Bulbs
Welcome to our webshop, the place to go for vintage and hard-to-find electronics parts. Today we put the spotlight on one of the most essential parts: the lamp.
From incandescent and halogen bulbs to LED bulbs and fluorescent bulbs, our extensive collection includes it all. Much more than just light sources, our lamps are integral parts of vintage electronics, perfect for restorations or unique projects.
Whether you are looking for a specific lamp for your old radio, or you want to add a warm glow to your vintage amplifier, we have the right product for you. With our lamps, you can restore the original beauty and functionality of your vintage devices.
We pride ourselves on our carefully curated selection and our commitment to finding rare and discontinued lamps. Dive into the world of vintage lighting and discover the perfect lamp for your specific needs.
- Lamps are an essential part of electronics, designed to produce visible light by converting electrical energy. Technically, a lamp consists of a filament housed in a glass shell (bulb) filled with an inert gas. When current flows through the filament, it becomes hot and begins to emit light in a process known as annealing. The filament is usually made of tungsten, a material that can withstand high temperatures and has a high melting temperature.
- There are different types of lamps, including incandescent, halogen, fluorescent, LED and gas discharge lamps. Incandescent lamps are the traditional and oldest kind, but they are not very energy efficient. Halogen lamps are an improved version of incandescent lamps, with longer life and better energy efficiency. Fluorescent lamps and LED lamps are the most energy-efficient, with LEDs preferred because of their long life, high light output and low energy consumption.
- Lamps are widely used in a variety of applications, from household lighting and car headlights to street lighting and industrial lighting. They are also used in electronics for indicator lights, backlighting in LCD screens and as light sources in optical devices such as microscopes and projectors. In addition, special types of lamps, such as ultraviolet lamps, are used for medical and scientific applications.
- The range of lamps varies from small miniature lamps used in electronic devices to large high-pressure gas discharge lamps used in street lighting. They also vary in their light output, energy consumption, color temperature and color rendering index. In addition, different shapes and sizes are available, such as standard (A-shape), globe (G-shape), candle (C-shape) and reflector (R-shape) lamps.
An important topic in the field of lamps is LED technology. LEDs or Light Emitting Diodes are semiconductors that emit light when current passes through them, in a process called electroluminescence. The color of the light is determined by the semiconductor's energy bandgap. LEDs have several advantages over traditional bulbs, including higher energy efficiency, longer life, smaller size, faster switching time and greater robustness. In addition, they have no mercury, making them more environmentally friendly. Technical advances in LED technology have led to the development of high-brightness LEDs, which are now used in a wide range of lighting applications.
