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Spectro 16w Bullet CFL First lamp of 2025, Here's a Spectro 16w bullet CFL from a thrift store. This was originally sold at a defunct Canadian chain of hardware stores known as Beaver Lumber for $20, around $40 now. It has a Ontario Hydro $5 rebate form from 1991, long expired. Made in Japan but I'm not sure who the OEM was. Keywords: Lamps

Spectro 16w Bullet CFL

First lamp of 2025, Here's a Spectro 16w bullet CFL from a thrift store.

This was originally sold at a defunct Canadian chain of hardware stores known as Beaver Lumber for $20, around $40 now. It has a Ontario Hydro $5 rebate form from 1991, long expired. Made in Japan but I'm not sure who the OEM was.

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Lamp/Fixture Information
Manufacturer:Spectro Electric Inc.
Lamp
Lamp Type:CFL
Base:E26 - Medium
Shape/Finish:Bullet
Service Life:9000 hours
Fixture
Ballast Type:Magnetic preheat
Electrical
Wattage:16w
Voltage:120v
Optical
Lumen Output:800 lumen
Colour Temperature:2800k
Physical/Production
Factory Location:Japan
Fabrication Date:Early 90s
File information
Filename:DSC06377.jpg
Album name:347vPowerlite / Lamps
Keywords:Lamps
Filesize:1271 KiB
Date added:26 Jan 2025
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DateTime Original:2025:01:15 18:08:47
Exposure Time:1/250 sec
FNumber:f/5.6
File Source:Digital Still Camera
Flash:No Flash
Focal length:31 mm
ISO:250
Model:ILCE-6400
Software:Adobe Photoshop 21.1 (Windows)
White Balance:0
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Max   [Sun 26 Jan 2025 at 17:39]
I'd say this lamp was made by Hitachi or Matsushita (National Panasonic).
347vPowerlite   [Mon 27 Jan 2025 at 02:17]
Interesting. The inner tube reminded me quite a bit of the open ended one used on the older Hitachi lamps, but I wasn't able to tell if this one had the same design.
Max   [Sat 01 Feb 2025 at 16:47]
It's possible that this lamp still uses a fully sealed bulb with open-ended discharge tubes if it is magnetically ballasted, otherwise you can be sure that it has a more modern design with a proper CFL burner inside a diffuse jacket.
347vPowerlite   [Wed 05 Feb 2025 at 02:36]
That would be neat if it did. It's hard to tell for sure without opening it up, or at least putting it under a x-ray. It's definitely magnetically ballasted too.

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