| Lamp/Fixture Information |
| Manufacturer: | The General Electric Company of England Ltd. |
| Model Reference: | Solarcolour 120W |
| Lamp |
| Lamp Type: | High Pressure Sodium (Mercury Retrofit) |
| Filament/Radiator Type: | PCA Arc Tube |
| Base: | E27 (ES) |
| Shape/Finish: | ED75, clear |
| Service Life: | 10,000 hours |
| Burning Position: | Universal |
| Electrical |
| Wattage: | 120 |
| Voltage: | 100 |
| Current: | 1.4A |
| Optical |
| Lumen Output: | 8,600 lm (@ 100 hrs), 8,000 lm (@ 2,000hrs) |
| Lumen Efficacy: | 71.7 lm/W (@ 100 hrs), 66.6 lm/W (@ 2,000hrs) |
| Colour Temperature: | 2100K |
| Colour Rendering Index: | 23 |
| Physical/Production |
| Dimensions: | 7 inches (178 mm) |
| Factory Location: | Shaw, Oldham |
| Fabrication Date: | June 1976 (Date code HF) |
| File information |
| Filename: | GEC_Solarcolour_120W_Clear_HPS_Lamp.jpg |
| Album name: | Ria / Lamps |
| Keywords: | Lamps |
| Filesize: | 286 KiB |
| Date added: | Nov 16, 2024 |
| Dimensions: | 1779 x 1517 pixels |
| Displayed: | 13 times |
| URL: | https://trad-lighting.net/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=598 |
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Here is a GEC Solarcolour 120W HPS lamp with internal snap starter. These were made in both coated and this (now rare) clear version. The main problem with these is that they can take up to 20 minutes to restart in the event of a power failure. An external starter/ignitor was apparently available to reduce this time, but I've yet to find one, they seem even rarer than the lamps..! They also need a [url=https://trad-lighting.net/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=599][b]dedicated ballast[/b][/url], which again are becoming hard to find.
Apologies for the blurry picture of the snap starter, I'll try and get a better one next time we light it.
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GEC Solarcolour 120W HPS Lamp
Here is a GEC Solarcolour 120W HPS lamp with internal snap starter. These were made in both coated and this (now rare) clear version. The main problem with these is that they can take up to 20 minutes to restart in the event of a power failure. An external starter/ignitor was apparently available to reduce this time, but I've yet to find one, they seem even rarer than the lamps..! They also need a [url=https://trad-lighting.net/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=599][b]dedicated ballast[/b][/url], which again are becoming hard to find.
Apologies for the blurry picture of the snap starter, I'll try and get a better one next time we light it.
Keywords: Lamps")
