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F48PG17 Striplight I picked up a couple of these 4ft HO single lamp striplights a while back from the Restore in order to have a fixture to run my F48 PG17 power groove lamps in. It even came stock with the taller RDC lampholders that better accommodate the wider PG17 lamps than the standard height ones. Anyway the light is NOS from 1979 and has a vintage Universal ballast wired for single lamp operation. Interestingly unlike most single lamp HO strips, this one has a single lamp sized channel. Most of single lamp HO strips have a standard two lamp sized channel but with a single set of lampholders instead. I do have a used F48 PG17 single lamp ballast I could put in this but I kept the light HO mainly since it seems the 4ft PG17 lamps ironically have a high risk of early failure when run on the proper VHO ballast and I've heard good things from the other members here that have ran their lamps on HO. Keywords: Lanterns

F48PG17 Striplight

I picked up a couple of these 4ft HO single lamp striplights a while back from the Restore in order to have a fixture to run my F48 PG17 power groove lamps in. It even came stock with the taller RDC lampholders that better accommodate the wider PG17 lamps than the standard height ones.

Anyway the light is NOS from 1979 and has a vintage Universal ballast wired for single lamp operation. Interestingly unlike most single lamp HO strips, this one has a single lamp sized channel. Most of single lamp HO strips have a standard two lamp sized channel but with a single set of lampholders instead.

I do have a used F48 PG17 single lamp ballast I could put in this but I kept the light HO mainly since it seems the 4ft PG17 lamps ironically have a high risk of early failure when run on the proper VHO ballast and I've heard good things from the other members here that have ran their lamps on HO.

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Lamp/Fixture Information
Manufacturer:Visioneering
Model Reference:140 RSHO
Lamp
Lamp Type:F48PG17
Base:RDC
Shape/Finish:PG17
Fixture
Fixture Type:Fluorescent Striplight
Ballast Type:Rapid start
Electrical
Wattage:115w nominal
Physical/Production
Factory Location:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fabrication Date:August 1979
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Sammi   [Tue 29 Apr 2025 at 18:39]
It looks good in the proper fitting.! Love
Ria   [Wed 30 Apr 2025 at 01:26]
We've got a couple of these, we had to build a board to run ours on though. Got a picture of it somewhere, must fish it out, watch this space..!
Max   [Wed 30 Apr 2025 at 19:21]
That's nice! I've always liked PowerGroove lamps, they are (were) so unusual here in Europe.
347vPowerlite   [Thu 01 May 2025 at 05:04]
@Sammi - Thanks! I find the PG17 lamps display quite nicely in this fixture with nice proportions to the fixture body, standard T12 lamps look too skinny in it. Similar to how T8 lamps look in a T12 fixture.

@Ria - Nice, rare to see the PGs outside NA. I found these strips a few months after I found the PG lamps. A two lamp turret industrial style fixture would also look great with PG17s but is much larger and I couldn't find on.

@Max - Thanks. They are pretty rare in Canada as well, although they were used for roadway lighting in the past.
wide-lite 1000   [Fri 02 May 2025 at 00:17]
I'd love to get a PowerGroove but they're just too damned expensive right now .
347vPowerlite   [Fri 02 May 2025 at 00:30]
Yeah the prices for these are insane now. It's too bad as they're pretty cool lamps.
wide-lite 1000   [Sat 03 May 2025 at 02:27]
I found a 2 lamp strip with a pair of these on Craigslist for $35 !! It was sold by the time I messaged the seller !
AgentHalogen_87   [Sat 03 May 2025 at 13:43]
Very good looking lamp, but is it missing a groove on the close end of the tube? Wonder
Ria   [Sun 04 May 2025 at 00:43]
They're supposed to be like that. Can't remember why, though Rolling Eyes
Sammi   [Sun 04 May 2025 at 23:36]
@347vPowerlite - What about putting a T8 tube in that fitting.? Mr. Green
347vPowerlite   [Sat 10 May 2025 at 00:12]
@wide-lite 1000 - Figures, must have been bought by someone who knew what they were.

@AgentHalogen_87, Ria - Yeah they skipped a groove, I believe it was done to tailor the discharge characteristics and GE tried different groove configurations as I believe the earlier PG lamps were fully grooved.

@Sammi - Hah, that would probably look like a T5. Razz Now imagine a T5 in this light, it's wider than most two lamp T5 strips.

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