The Damar Item Number Tells You Nothing, So Read the Product Code Instead
Damar identifies every lamp with a five digit item number and a letter, like 38813B or 36659A. That number is a warehouse reference and it carries no specification at all. Two lamps with adjacent numbers can be a 5 watt candelabra and a 30 watt panel. What actually describes the product is the code string printed after it in the title, and once you can read that string you can shop 746 lamps by specification rather than by scrolling.
Reading the Damar product code
The code is a slash-separated string that packs the shape, output, color and options into one line. LED5CTC/65K/D/G2 E12 120V reads as a 5 watt LED candelabra at 6500K, dimmable, with an E12 base at 120 volts. LED10-12PAR30LN/FL/5K/D/WL is a 10 to 12 watt PAR30 long neck flood at 5000K, dimmable, rated for wet locations. Most of these lamps also appear in LED bulbs and lamps, where they sit against the other lamp brands.
The leading token is the wattage, written as LED5 or as a range like LED10-12 on a switchable lamp. The shape code follows, using the same names the rest of the trade uses, so A19, PAR30, BR40, S14, C9 and MR16 all mean what you expect. On reflector lamps a beam code comes next, FL for flood through SP for spot, with NFL and WFL in between.
Color temperature appears as /27K, /3K, /35K, /4K, /5K or /65K, covering 2700K through 6500K, and 3CCT marks a selectable lamp. A /D or /DIM token means dimmable and it is present on 409 of the codes here. A /WL token means wet location rated and appears on 62.
The base comes near the end, one of E26, E12, E39, GU10, GU24, G9 or G4, and the voltage closes the string as 120V, 277V or 12V. A 12V lamp is not a line voltage part and needs a transformer behind it.
Color temperature is where the range spreads widest. Across the codes here, 3000K appears on 127 lamps, 5000K on 115, 4000K on 62, 2700K on 43 and 6500K on 22, with 24 lamps offering a selectable output. If a building is standardized on one color, that token is the filter to search on rather than the shape.
The shapes, and which of them Lumera goes deep on
This is a retrofit lamp catalog rather than a fixture catalog, so it is organized entirely by what socket you are replacing into. Two groups are worth knowing about before you browse: the A-line lamps and the reflector lamps are the volume, and the sign and string group is unusually deep for a general electrical distributor.
Sign and string lamps are the largest group at 135, replacing S14, C7 and C9 bulbs in signage and festoon runs. A-line bulbs at 92 cover standard A19 and A21 household and commercial sockets, and the PAR30, PAR38, PAR20 and PAR16 group at 98 covers track heads, recessed cans and exterior floods.
Bi-pin lamps at 56 fit G9, G4 and similar two-pin fixture sockets. BR bulbs at 36 go into BR30 and BR40 recessed downlight positions, MR16 at 26 into low voltage accent and landscape fixtures, and the globe and candelabra group at 30 into decorative fixtures, vanities and chandeliers.
Two small groups close the list. PL and CFL replacements at 11 fit pin-base compact fluorescent positions, and 21 tubular, tube, AR111 and corn lamps cover linear, low voltage spot and HID retrofit positions. A further 241 listings are filed only as LED Bulb with no shape type assigned yet, so for those the product code is the only description you get.
The sign and string group at 135 lamps is the standout. S14, C7 and C9 are the small filament shapes used in illuminated signage, marquee lettering and commercial festoon lighting, and most distributors carry a handful rather than a full range. If that is the job, this brand is the reason to be on this site.
Where Damar sits in Lumera's collections
Damar is not one option among many in the lamp collections, it is most of them. All 92 A-line lamps here make up the entire A19 lamps collection, so filtering that collection by brand changes nothing.
The same holds for reflector lamps, where all 93 parts in PAR lamps come from this brand.
Beyond those, 733 parts appear in the general LED bulb and lamp collection and six in tube lamps.
A further five are filed under LED panels. The sign and string lamps have no type collection of their own. Reaching that group means starting here or searching by shape code.
Dimming is the compatibility question
A dimming token appears on 409 of the product codes here, which means roughly 45 percent of the range does not dim at all. Putting a non-dimmable lamp on a dimmed circuit produces flicker, buzz or a lamp that simply will not strike at the low end, and it is the single most common complaint on a retrofit.
Where the lamp does dim, the listings describe it as dimmable with compatible LED dimmers rather than with any dimmer, which is the honest way to put it. Match the control to the lamp and to the total connected load using standard dimmers, and remember that a chandelier with 20 sockets is a very different load from a single downlight.
Guidance on choosing color temperature and beam spread for a space sits in the lighting guides.
What to confirm before ordering
Lamps are cheap individually and expensive to get wrong at scale, because a wrong base or a wrong color on a 200 lamp relamp is 200 returns. Fixture compatibility, particularly in enclosed or recessed housings, is set by the fixture manufacturer and by code. Lumera's installation and code disclaimer draws that line.
- Base. E26 medium is the most common here, followed by G9, E12 candelabra, GU10, E39 mogul, GU24 and G4. These do not substitute.
- Voltage. Most parts are 120V, with 44 codes at 277V and 29 at 12V. A 12V lamp needs a transformer and a 277V lamp needs a commercial circuit.
- Color temperature. Six fixed values plus selectable parts. Mixing 3000K and 4000K in one room is visible immediately.
- Dimming. Present on 409 codes and absent on the rest. Check before pairing with a dimmed circuit.
- Location rating. A wet location token appears on 62 codes. Everything else is an interior or damp part.
- Rated life. This varies enormously, from 15,000 hours on 180 parts to 100,000 on 14. On a high ceiling the labor to relamp costs more than the lamp.
- Beam spread. On reflector lamps flood and spot are different products, and the token is easy to miss in a long code.
- Enclosed fixture use. Not every LED lamp is rated for a sealed housing. Confirm on the listing before specifying for a closed globe or a jelly jar.
Product code, base and dimming questions on Damar lamps
What does a code like LED10-12PAR30LN/FL/5K/D/WL mean?
Read it left to right. LED10-12 is the wattage, PAR30LN is a PAR30 long neck reflector, FL is a flood beam, 5K is 5000K, D means dimmable and WL means wet location rated. The base and voltage usually follow at the end of the title. Every token is independent, so a lamp missing the D token does not dim and a lamp missing WL is not for an exposed exterior position.
Why do two Damar lamps with similar item numbers look nothing alike?
Because the item number is a warehouse reference rather than a description. Damar assigns five digits and a letter in sequence, so adjacent numbers can be completely unrelated products. Nothing about the shape, wattage, base or color is encoded in it. Search and filter on the product code string in the title instead.
Are all of these dimmable?
No, and it is close to a coin flip. A dimming token appears on 409 of the codes here, so a substantial share of the range is non-dimmable. When a lamp is dimmable the listings describe it as working with compatible LED dimmers rather than with any dimmer. The control still has to be matched to the lamp and to the total load on the circuit.
What are S14, C7 and C9 lamps used for?
They are the small bulb shapes used in illuminated signage, marquee and channel lettering, and commercial string and festoon lighting. C7 and C9 are the classic cone shapes with candelabra and intermediate bases, and S14 is the larger sign lamp. With 135 of them stocked, this is one of the deeper sign lamp ranges you will find at a general electrical distributor, and it is the reason a sign shop would come to this page.
How long do these lamps actually last?
It depends heavily on the part, which is why it belongs on the checklist rather than in a brand claim. Rated life across this range runs from 15,000 hours on 180 parts through 25,000, 30,000 and 50,000 hours, up to 100,000 hours on 14 parts. On a high bay or a stairwell fixture the difference decides the maintenance schedule, so read the figure on the specific lamp rather than assuming an LED number.
Can I use these in an enclosed fixture?
Only where the listing says so. Heat is the limiting factor, because a sealed globe or jelly jar traps it around the driver and shortens life well below the rated figure. This is a per-lamp property rather than a brand property, so check the individual product page before specifying for any closed housing, and treat an unmarked lamp as not approved for it.
