Satco Products - Incandescent Lamps

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Incandescent Incandescent Basics The basic design of the incandescent lamp has not changed much since the late 1800s when Thomas Alva Edison successfully produced the first operational electric light bulb These are the must know fundamental facts about incandescent lamps and the alternative choices that are available today Bulb THE FILAMENT Incandescent lamp filaments are made of tungsten Tungsten is a metal that can operate at very high temperatures without evaporating too quickly and resulting in early lamp failure Incandescent filaments only convert about 10 percent of the energy used into visible light so it is necessary to use a material that can withstand extremely high temperatures Most lamps use a coi ...