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Sammi

Hugs and STUFF, Sammi in Aberdeen xXx 8)
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There are two types of light: The glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.
James Grover Thurber (8th of December 1894 – 2nd of November 1961)

AgentHalogen_87

Update, I have both of them safe with me now! ;D
The warmup of a SOX lamp - An unmistakable quirk, of an extraordinary light source!

Sammi

Keep up the good work of preserving these lanterns.! :love:
Hugs and STUFF, Sammi in Aberdeen xXx 8)
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There are two types of light: The glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.
James Grover Thurber (8th of December 1894 – 2nd of November 1961)

AgentHalogen_87

Today I secured the go ahead to rescue a pair of abandoned Revo Horizon lanterns on an industrial estate. They're battered and bruised, but I don't care. I think they're beautiful lanterns! ;D (image is for reference, not the actual lantern)
The warmup of a SOX lamp - An unmistakable quirk, of an extraordinary light source!

Sammi

We took delivery of the packs of bubble tubes I had ordered.! 8)
We have been looking for them for years, so they must be like buses, you wait ages for one, then three come along at once... :lol:
Hugs and STUFF, Sammi in Aberdeen xXx 8)
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There are two types of light: The glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.
James Grover Thurber (8th of December 1894 – 2nd of November 1961)

Sammi

Hugs and STUFF, Sammi in Aberdeen xXx 8)
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There are two types of light: The glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.
James Grover Thurber (8th of December 1894 – 2nd of November 1961)

347vPowerlite

Replaced a couple of ballasts in a 4 lamp F40T12 fixture for a friend last week. Had to go electronic since magnetic ballasts are only available NOS now but it beats converting it to a certain solid state light source.

AgentHalogen_87

Today I've replaced the Simplex Aries lantern in my garden and fitted a Thorn Beta 5 as a replacement.
The warmup of a SOX lamp - An unmistakable quirk, of an extraordinary light source!

Sammi

Had a look through all of the crates in the 'beer' cupboard to try and find a particular fixture without any luck.
Hugs and STUFF, Sammi in Aberdeen xXx 8)
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There are two types of light: The glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.
James Grover Thurber (8th of December 1894 – 2nd of November 1961)

Sammi

I've now put the 2D lampses in the cupboard where we have the other lampses that go into daily service. :)
Hugs and STUFF, Sammi in Aberdeen xXx 8)
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There are two types of light: The glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.
James Grover Thurber (8th of December 1894 – 2nd of November 1961)

Sammi

Another round of lamp box Tetris to find the box of 2D lamps and ballasts. :P
Hugs and STUFF, Sammi in Aberdeen xXx 8)
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There are two types of light: The glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.
James Grover Thurber (8th of December 1894 – 2nd of November 1961)

Bulbman256

Rescued 2 400w PSMH ballasts today, they were taking down some old lights at a local grocery store. The crew there let me take a couple home as it was all going to be junked. I need to disconnect the igniters and test them with a 400w MV lamp tonight. One of these ballasts will be going to another collector, its nice to save some considering how fast they are disappearing from circulation.
Collecting Since 2012, a Madman since birth.

Ria

Ria in Aberdeen
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Sammi

Hugs and STUFF, Sammi in Aberdeen xXx 8)
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There are two types of light: The glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.
James Grover Thurber (8th of December 1894 – 2nd of November 1961)

Ria

Not a lot so far, it's still morning (what the [insert expletive of choice] am I doing up..? ::) )

Later on though we'll be making up a board with 4 E27 sockets on it all wired in series, so we can run several of the Philips spectral lamps in series. Got the idea from Photon, so I know it'll work, but what it'll look like is a mystery at the moment..!

Pictures to follow, of course..!
Ria in Aberdeen
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