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Burning SOX lamps
Three burning SOX low pressure sodium lamps demonstrating their control gear. Shown from back to front are: 90W on Auto-leak transformer gear, 35W on electronic ballast, and 18W on choke-ignitor gear. 
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Burning SOX lamps

Three burning SOX low pressure sodium lamps demonstrating their control gear. Shown from back to front are: 90W on Auto-leak transformer gear, 35W on electronic ballast, and 18W on choke-ignitor gear.

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Manufacturer:Philips lamps
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Filename:sox_grp.jpg
Album name:Tuopeek / LP Sodium
Keywords:Lamps
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Date added:Jul 23, 2024
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Sammi   [Jul 23, 2024 at 12:08 PM]
Nice, we found that running our 35W SOX lamp on electronic gear it didn't perform as well compared to the magnetic lump. Confused
Tuopeek   [Jul 23, 2024 at 01:25 PM]
That's an interesting comment as I'm sure I shortened the life of a 18W SOX on an electronic ballast I converted. The head lighting in our local council said they had good result. Certainly a topic for investigation.
Sammi   [Jul 23, 2024 at 02:27 PM]
We experimented with the same lamp running on electronic versus magnetic gear and the magnetic won hands down with the run up time and brightness.
Ria   [Jul 23, 2024 at 02:47 PM]
Plus nothing beats the hum of a good old magnetic lump of a ballast Laughing

Like the stands and boards for the ballasts as well.
Sammi   [Jul 23, 2024 at 11:02 PM]
We've known magnetic lumps that have been pulled out of flooded lighting columns and they still work.!! Surprised
Tuopeek   [Jul 23, 2024 at 11:10 PM]
I've dried out a couple too. Nearly indestructible, you could hammer in nails with these and they would work fine, just maybe hum louder Smile
Sammi   [Jul 23, 2024 at 11:11 PM]
Nails might be a bit extreme... Laughing
Max   [Sep 01, 2024 at 07:26 PM]
Nice lineup, it must have been bright!
Tuopeek   [Sep 01, 2024 at 09:18 PM]
Bright enough to see everything in a blue tint for a while after switch off Laughing
Ria   [Sep 01, 2024 at 10:37 PM]
If you want to see bright, you should see Photonicinduction's SOX wall..! He has every rating from 10W to 180W one above the other. When they're all switched on, it's an amazing sight..! I don't have a photo of it at the moment, but we'll be visiting in a couple of weeks so I'll get one then.
Tuopeek   [Sep 02, 2024 at 12:08 PM]
Surprised , sounds eye burning. Bet there lots of buzzing ballasts too.
Ria   [Sep 02, 2024 at 02:14 PM]
Oh yes Mr. Green

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