6-28 I E S LIGHTING HANDBOOK

Fig. 6-21 emit light having the spectral character of the inert gas with
which they are filled. The glow occurs around the negative electrode
where free electrons strike atoms of the gas and cause them to radiate.
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NE-2 NE-51 NE-26 NE-48 NE-27 NE-30 NE-34
FIG. 6-21. Typical glow lamps. FIG. 6-22. Type
CR-1 crater lamp.
Glow lamps will operate on alternating-current or direct-current circuits
at voltages as low as 70. Like other discharge lamps, glow lamps re-
quire a limiting resistance in series. In screw-base lamps this resistor is
incorporated in the base or in the bulb; in the case of bayonet-base
lamps, which are manufactured without a resistor, the proper resistance
must be supplied externally. The operating characteristics of several
typical glow lamps are given in Table 6-6.
Table 6-6 . Operating Characteristics of a Typical Glow Lamp
AVERAGE
CO
<
in
S3
STARTING
Q P^m'S
TYPE
RATED
VOLTS
VOLTS*
pa
BASE
O
H
u
w
RESIST-
ANCE
GAS
<
J
2
i-'
A.C. D.C.
<
0.25
P
T-4
<
AR-3 (105-1251 80 115 Cand. screw P-3 In base Argon
Is 1,000
A.C.f 1
AR-5 1
105-125
f
lA.C.f
J
SO 115 0.25 T-4^ Blue slide P-3 In base
(20,000
ohms)
Argon
1ft
3,000
NE-2 105-125 65 90 0.04 T-2 Unbased W-ll External Neon
1ftt
25,000
NE-3 105-125 65 90 0.04 T-2 Unbased W-ll In lead Neon
lftt
3,000
NE-16 105-125 67-87|| 0.25 T-4J D-c. bay. P-3 External Neon 1-2-
3,000
NE-20 105-125 60 85 1.00 G-10 Med. screw PW-5 In base Neon
2A
3,000
Fluores- 110-125 100 140 1.00 S-ll Two-prong 3,000
cent A.C. or med.
screw
Fluores- 110-140 100 140 G-6 Cand. screw W-10 50,000 Krypton 3,000
cent A.C. ohms
KR-1 150-175
D.C.
Fluores- 110-125 4 G-16 Candelabra Special 31 1,000
cent skirted
Xmas screw
tree
*
At hours operation.
t
May be operated on 135-volt, d-c circuits.
t
Glass parts only.
Lamps have wire terminals f-inch long not included in MOA length,
set into one lead wire &-inch from end of glass seal.
||
Direct-current operating voltage at 1.5 milliamperes, 53-65 volts.
Resistance where specified is