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Lightbulb Cap Types: Which Cap Fitting Do I Need?

There are many ways you can filter our catalogue of light bulbs (/cheap-lighting.html) to find the one you need; by wattage, voltage or price, but we think a good
starting place is to select the cap fitting the bulb must have.
The cap fitting is the part of the bulb that connects it to the socket of a light fixture.
In this guide we’ll go through the most common types, their physical sizes and what they’re most often used for.
We understand that the disadvantage of buying online is not physically being able to hold the bulb and compare it to your old one.To help you match your old bulb’s
fitting we’ve made a handy downloadable cap size chart. Download our cap guide below and print on A4 paper for a 1:1 scale list. Once you’ve done this hold your
bulb against the guide and match like for like.

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10 Popular Lightbulb Cap Types

Name: Bayonet Cap (BC) or B22d Cap

(/cheap-lighting.html?cap_fitting=49) Size: 22mm diameter
Commonly found: in large household lights
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Name: Edison Screw (ES) or E27 Cap

(/cheap-lighting.html?cap_fitting=188) Size: 27mm diameter
Commonly found: in large household lights
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Name: Small Bayonet Cap (SBC) or B15d Cap

(/cheap-lighting.html?cap_fitting=1074) Size: 15mm diameter
Commonly found: in small household lights
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Name: Small Edison Screw (SES) or E14 Cap

(/cheap-lighting.html?cap_fitting=48) Size: 14mm diameter
Commonly found: in small household lights
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Name: G13
(/cheap-lighting.html?cap_fitting=138) Size: 2 pins, 13mm apart
Commonly found: on thick fluorescent tubes
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Name: G5
(/cheap-lighting.html?cap_fitting=351) Size: 2 pins, 5mm apart
Commonly found: on thin fluorescent tubes
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Name: GU10
(/cheap-lighting.html?cap_fitting=12) Size: 2 pins, 10mm apart
Commonly found: on spotlights
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Name: GU5.3
(/cheap-lighting.html?cap_fitting=1116) Size: 2 pins, 5.3mm apart
Commonly found: on spotlights
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Name: Minature Edison Screw (MES) or E10 Cap

(/cheap-lighting.html?cap_fitting=263) Size: 10mm diameter
Commonly found: in chandeliers
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Name: Giant Edison Screw (GES) or E40 Cap

(/cheap-lighting.html?cap_fitting=153) Size: 40mm diameter
Commonly found: in halls, factories & workshops
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