The number following the letters in a recessed light bulb indicates size.
Bulb for 6 inch recessed light.
In most cases a 6 inch recess can uses a 5 inch diameter bulb.
Others go to the local hardware store and just buy what looks right on the shelf.
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If you aren t familiar with light bulbs and all the different types it s hard to know where to start.
You need to make sure you know if the recess can you are using has a trim bezel that is designed to use a long neck bulb br40 or a shot neck bulb par38.
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It s the diameter of the light bulb in eighths of an inch.
There are 6.
So you can swap out a par30 for an r30 or a br30 they are all the same size.
Diameter of a light bulb is expressed using a numerical code that represents 1 8ths of an inch.
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There are a couple option that include br40 and par38 light bulbs.
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For example an mr16 lamp is 16 1 8ths of an inch or 16 8 2 inches in diameter.
An mr11 is 11 8 inches.