| Job Title |
Light-bulb Assembler |
| Job Description |
Tends Variety Of Machines That Assemble Electric Light Bulbs,
Performing Any Combination Of Following Tasks: Feeds Parts And
Materials, Such As Lead And Fuse Wires, Glass Tubing, Flares,
And Getter Fluid, Into Machine That Automatically Shapes And
Combines Them To Make Mounts (units Which Furnish Light When
Electricity Flows Through Them). Observes Completed Mounts For
Faulty Combination Of Parts And Assists Mechanic In Locating
Defect In Machine. Records Number Of Damaged Mounts. Examines
Machine Conveyors For Jammed Or Defective Parts When Signal
Indicates Stoppage. Removes Jammed Or Defective Parts, Using
Tweezers. Feeds Glass Bulbs And Mounts Into Machine That Inserts
And Seals Mount In Bulb. Inserts And Arranges Wire Protruding
Through Neck Of Bulb In Cement-filled Base As Bulb Passes On
Conveyor To Basing Machine. Observes Basing Operation As Machine
Carries Bulb Through Series Of Burners Which Bake Cement, Past
Knives Which Cut Off Excess Wires, And Soldering Irons Which
Solder Contact Points At Bottom And Side Of Base. Inspects
Completed Lamp For Identification Markings, Freedom From Dirt
And Cracks, And To Determine Condition Of Filament, Using Tinted
Glass. Removes Excess Solder From Base Of Lamp, Using Knife.
Places Defective Lamps In Salvage Bin. Puts Lamp In Corrugated
Paper Case And Packs Lamp In Carton. Inserts Slip Identifying
Contents In Carton And Places Carton On Conveyor. Feeds
Completed Stem Into Annealer To Remove Glass Strains Resulting
From Stem Making. Manually Places Bulb Over Mount Prior To
Sealing. Removes Air Impurities From Bulb. Secures Bases To
Bulbs In Oven Where Cement Is Automatically Applied And Dried.
Secures Bases To Ends Of Fluorescent Light Tubes. May Be
Designated According To Operation Performed As Baser (light.
Fix.); Sealer (light. Fix.). May Tend Machine That Cuts Off Part
Of Light Bulb Necks And Be Designated Neck Cutter (light. Fix.).
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