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Thorn Beta 6 55w SOX Some pictures of my Thorn Beta 6. Unfortunately the original CGE F-can 55w SOX ballast was dead and I had to opt for using a electronic Fullham WH-5 to run the 55w SOX lamp. Keywords: Lanterns

Thorn Beta 6 55w SOX

Some pictures of my Thorn Beta 6. Unfortunately the original CGE F-can 55w SOX ballast was dead and I had to opt for using a electronic Fullham WH-5 to run the 55w SOX lamp.

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Lamp/Fixture Information
Manufacturer:Thorn Canada
Model Reference:Beta 6
Lamp
Lamp Type:SOX 55
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Filename:IMG_4910.jpg
Album name:347vPowerlite / Fixtures
Keywords:Lanterns
Filesize:1410 KiB
Date added:Aug 18, 2024
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Focal length:24 mm
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Ria   [Aug 18, 2024 at 09:53 PM]
Pity about the ballast, but you do what you have to do, it works and nobody looking at it when mounted would know the difference. An acceptable modification in my opinion, well done. GoldFinger
AgentHalogen_87   [Aug 22, 2024 at 04:48 PM]
Interesting to see a B6 running SOX, usually they run twin tubes Long linear fluorescent lamp Smile
347vPowerlite   [Aug 27, 2024 at 01:17 AM]
@Ria - Agreed, the ballast was one of those F-can style ballasts as well where everything was inside a sealed potted assembly. I suppose if I wanted to keep the original appearance, I could salvage the original ballast enclosure and fit the electronic ballast inside it. I considered getting a magnetic SOX ballast but I then would have had to build a geartray to hold it inside.

@AgentHalogen_87 - I found that interesting too, I wonder why they turned it into a SOX luminaire for the Canadian market. It would be interesting to build one for dual tubes, maybe 35w F24HOs to use Canadian spec lamps.
AgentHalogen_87   [Aug 28, 2024 at 01:01 PM]
It would have been 2x 2ft 40W T12 lamps originally, but 20W T12 and 18W T8s would also fit in, so you have a range of lamps to pick from and match the gear to Smile

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