E27 Ceiling Pendant
The Edison Screw (ES) lamp holder has been around for a considerable amount of time and is established as the standard lamp fitting connector throughout Europe. However, the alternative bayonet cap (BC) connection was adopted by the UK and then rolled-out throughout the countries where the UK electrical system was adopted, which tended to be the previous British colonies.
Originating from the company of the American, Thomas Edison, there are many types or thread size styles of ES fittings used throughout the United States. The two principal thread sizes and styles adopted across Europe are the small ES14, used on table and wall lights and the larger E27 for the majority of other applications.
The increasing globalisation of supplies mainly derived from the far-east naturally targeted the large European market of E27 applications but inevitably, assisted by the rapid development of