Updated 20-X-2024

Technical Manuals

Presented here is a selection of technical documents issued by the manufacturers, providing in-depth guides to the characteristics and operation of electric lamps. Please click on the relevant image to download the publication of interest. Adobe Acrobat reader is required to view all documents as PDF files. Certain documents are not in the author's posession, and digital copies have been kindly provided by other individuals. These are denoted by a numerical reference after the document title, and summarised in the list below:
1 Alan Masters
2 Michael Glück
3 Andrew Pullen
4 Olav Kettner
5 Neil Palmer
6 Leonardo Rugi
General
GE-MAZDA
Lamp Bulletin LD-1

1939 - USA

Incandescent
OSRAM-SYLVANIA
Incandescent Lamps

1996 - USA
OSRAM-SYLVANIA
Lamp Manufacturing

1996 - USA

Fluorescent
GENERAL ELECTRIC
Fluorescent Bulletin

1947 January - USA
WESTINGHOUSE
Fluorescent Guide

1959 - USA
GENERAL ELECTRIC
Fluorescent Bulletin

1970 - USA
SYLVANIA
Linear Fluorescent

198x - CH
SYLVANIA
Fluorescent Starters

1991 - CH
SYLVANIA
Compact Fluorescent

1991 - UK
SYLVANIA
Compact Fluorescent

1998 - EU
SYLVANIA
Miniature Fluorescent

1995 - BE

Discharge Lamps
BGW Berlin
Fluo. & Mercury 4

1963 - DE
SYLVANIA
Discharge Lamps

199x - EU
OSRAM-SYLVANIA
Troubleshooting

1998 - USA

Mercury Vapour
GENERAL ELECTRIC
Mercury Bulletin

1962 - USA
OSRAM-GEC
Mercury & Halide

1977 - UK
NARVA
Naviflux 4

1979 - DE
OSRAM-SYLVANIA
Mercury Lamps

1996 - USA

Metal Halide
SYLVANIA
MetalArc Protected

1989 - CH
SYLVANIA
HSI-TD 70W/WDL

1989 - CH
SYLVANIA
HSI-TD 150W/WDL

1989 - CH
SYLVANIA
MetalArc

1992 - CH
SYLVANIA
Metal Halide

1998 - EU
OSRAM-SYLVANIA
MetalArc Lamps

1995 - USA
OSRAM
Metal Halide

2012 - EU

Low Pressure Sodium
PHILIPS
Sodium Lamps 4

1946 - Holland
OSRAM-GEC
SO, SOI, SOX, SLI

1969 - UK

High Pressure Sodium
OSRAM-GEC
Soalrcolour HPS

1976 - UK
SYLVANIA
Solararc HPS

197x - UK
NARVA
Natralox 4

1982 - DE
OSRAM-SYLVANIA
Lumalux Lamps

1998 - USA
SYLVANIA
SHP

1998 - EU

Solid State
GENERAL ELECTRIC
SSL I - Theory

1970 - USA
GENERAL ELECTRIC
SSL II - Applications

1970 - USA

Special Applications
SYLVANIA
Lamp Photochemistry

1990 - CH
SYLVANIA
UV Printing TMH

199x - EU
OSRAM-SYLVANIA
UV Printing TMH

1996 - USA
TOSHIBA FRANCE
Halogen Infrared

2003 - FR

Control Gear
BTH-Mazda
Discharge Circuits 4

1949 - UK