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Iwasaki EYE 50W Clear MV Lamp This was a lucky find in a recent job lot of lamps, it's a lovely example of the sheer quality of manufacture from the Japanese manufacturer Iwasaki. Low wattage clear elliptical mercury lamps are rare at any time, but I've not seen a 50W example before. Keywords: Lamps

Iwasaki EYE 50W Clear MV Lamp


This was a lucky find in a recent job lot of lamps, it's a lovely example of the sheer quality of manufacture from the Japanese manufacturer Iwasaki. Low wattage clear elliptical mercury lamps are rare at any time, but I've not seen a 50W example before.

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Lamp/Fixture Information
Manufacturer:Iwasaki Electric Co. Ltd.
Lamp
Lamp Type:High Pressure Mercury Vapour
Filament/Radiator Type:Quartz Arc Tube
Base:E27 (ES)
Shape/Finish:Elliptical, clear
Burning Position:Universal
Electrical
Wattage:50
Physical/Production
Factory Location:Japan
Fabrication Date:October 1997
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Album name:Ria / Mercury Lamps
Keywords:Lamps
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Date added:03 Aug 2024
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Sammi   [Sat 03 Aug 2024 at 22:29]
They do make nice lampses Very Happy
wide-lite 1000   [Thu 08 Aug 2024 at 20:37]
Nice ! I have one that's been doing D2D service since either 2018 or 2019 .
Ria   [Thu 08 Aug 2024 at 22:30]
That's good going, any idea of the hours count..?
Sammi   [Thu 08 Aug 2024 at 22:32]
1, 2, 3, lots... 🐵 Laughing
wide-lite 1000   [Thu 15 Aug 2024 at 02:58]
Somewhere north of 15,000 hrs .
Tuopeek   [Thu 15 Aug 2024 at 09:06]
What ballast do you use for this lamp? Nearest one I have would be a 40w fluorescent choke.
Ria   [Thu 15 Aug 2024 at 13:32]
I use a proper 50W mercury ballast, it's actually one I got from Michael in Switzerland, and is a rather unusual design (for the UK anyway) as it looks rather like a transformer with an open coil construction. I'll try and find the pictures of it and upload them later.

Not sure if a 40W fluorescent choke will work, but I know that a 200W incandescent lamp does, as it's what I used before I got the ballast Laughing
Bulbman256   [Sat 09 Nov 2024 at 19:51]
I have one of these in an E17 envelope for the American market, it's a thing of art as well. Mercury Vapour Lamp The ballast I use for it is a US style HX ballast rated for 50w mercury.

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