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EncapSulite "Copycolor" 10W SOX Safelight

Here is something I never thought I would ever be able to find, a very rare 10W SOX Sodium darkroom safelight. Strangely it is rated for 220V rather than 240V so I am running it from the Variac as our supply here is rather high at 245V. I have seen others like this badged Agfa-Gevaert, so I don't know who actually made them, this one is labelled "EncapSulite International Ltd.", which is a name I have not heard of before.

Only GEC ever made the lamps commercially; I believe Philips and Thorn produced experimental/prototype lamps but they were never marketed. They were used for security lighting and for this darkroom safelight, but were never particularly successful and were sadly made obsolete around 1990.

Before anyone mentions it, yes there should be a gel filter behind the front plastic cover over the lamp, but there wasn't one there when we bought the fitting, and in any case, it's all the better to see the lamp with..! 
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EncapSulite "Copycolor" 10W SOX Safelight


Here is something I never thought I would ever be able to find, a very rare 10W SOX Sodium darkroom safelight. Strangely it is rated for 220V rather than 240V so I am running it from the Variac as our supply here is rather high at 245V. I have seen others like this badged Agfa-Gevaert, so I don't know who actually made them, this one is labelled "EncapSulite International Ltd.", which is a name I have not heard of before.

Only GEC ever made the lamps commercially; I believe Philips and Thorn produced experimental/prototype lamps but they were never marketed. They were used for security lighting and for this darkroom safelight, but were never particularly successful and were sadly made obsolete around 1990.

Before anyone mentions it, yes there should be a gel filter behind the front plastic cover over the lamp, but there wasn't one there when we bought the fitting, and in any case, it's all the better to see the lamp with..!

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Lamp/Fixture Information
Manufacturer:Fixture: EncapSulite International Ltd / Lamp: The General Electric Company of England plc.
Model Reference:Copycolor Safelight
Lamp
Lamp Type:Low Pressure Sodium (SOX)
Filament/Radiator Type:U-shaped arc tube
Base:B22d (BC)
Shape/Finish:Tubular, clear
Burning Position:Base up to horizontal
Fixture
Fixture Type:Portable
Ballast Type:Magnetic
Socket Type:B22d (BC)
Electrical
Wattage:10
Physical/Production
Application/Use:Darkroom safelight
File information
Filename:EncapSulite_Copycolor_10W_SOX_Safelight_2.jpg
Album name:Ria / Lanterns / Fixtures
Keywords:Lanterns
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Date added:Aug 13, 2024
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wide-lite 1000   [Aug 31, 2024 at 12:43 AM]
It's interesting that it will also run from 110v 60hz.
Ria   [Aug 31, 2024 at 12:55 AM]
If you get the correct ballast, which I suspect is as rare as rocking horse (...) Confused
347vPowerlite   [Sep 05, 2024 at 01:59 AM]
Interesting safelight! I've got one of the 35w Thomas ones on the way.

120v 60z 10w SOX ballasts do exist, Hubbell used to have a 10w SOX wallpack for the Canadian market.
Ria   [Sep 08, 2024 at 02:20 AM]
There was obviously one made to fit into this fixture, so I assume it's similar in appearance to the one shown.

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