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My first serious T12 tube (Philips TL 20 /32 warm white deluxe)

Got these tubes today for 50c per piece. There are NOS and have the old warm white deluxe which should be now the light color 830. They are of course not very bright but the light quality is unbelieveable good - its excellent in my eyes.

Datecode is M2 so I think they are from the early eighties if I am right.
Maybe one of the last T12 with this light color...

Light Information

Lamp
Manufacturer:	Philips
Model Reference:	TL 20
Lamp Type:	T12 fluorescent tube
Electrical
Wattage:	20
Optical
Color Temperature:	2900
Color Rendering Index:	85
Physical/Production
Factory Location:	Made in Holland
Fabrication Date:	December 1982

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Danny
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Very nice these are lush

Prismatic
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Manuel

Could it be that the tubes are from 1962? Beacause the "P" of Philips looks more like pre 1980...

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no its 1982 if it was 1962 I woodent even have that type of date code and it wood have brass caps but stll a very nice tube

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Danny
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No these 32s are 2002 Dez If they were 82 theyd have the large round Paxalin supprt. Ive got some in Colour 35

Bulb Freak
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no danny they are 1982 in the 80s for a short time they had US caps

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The colour 32 was discontinued in the early 1980's! So this one here is from the last ones made! This endcap style was used for some period in the 80's. the latest one I have is from 1989!

Nice ones by the way

Danny
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So that must mean the Philipses i have in col 35 with this cap with a Date code of M7 are 1980s too nice

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depends I need to see it

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Manuel

Thanks for dating it. 30 years old is also ok and a bit vintage

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@Danny; yes your seems to be from Dez. 1987. Mine one from 1989 is a TL20W/52. Have a look in my gallery asI'm not able to create a link

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http://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=2066&pos=86&pid=66167 ... just thought, these are 87 as they stopped using the Logo by 07! lush

Ok ill have a look

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yea defo 1987

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chrislights
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Lush! yep it USA made cap!

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Lee

Yes 82 is correct year of manufacture, 2002 would have CE marking, but probably would not exist as a T12 as colour 830 superseded it. The earliest I have seen this flatter end cap is on a TL20W/47 I have from 1980.

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