Jan 10, 2013 at 11:57 AM Author: DieselNut
Generally USA made tubes are on par with tubes made in Europe. These should be good ones!

Preheat Fluorescents forever!
I love diesel engines, rural/farm life and vintage lighting!

Jan 10, 2013 at 01:05 PM Author: FrontSideBus
Of course! All wipe the floor with China (...)!

UK out of the EU!
http://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/index.php?cat=11271

Nov 03, 2019 at 09:49 AM Author: vytautas_lamps
I am always fascinated on how smooth the glass is on these american tubes.. Like, for real. It is so smooth that when you rub two tubes against each other there is no resistance, it just glides. Try rubbing two tungsram tubes, your ears will bleed

New lighting technologies is a pity fest everywhere you look. From LEDs that last only for two months, to a never-ending global starvation of t8 fluorescent tubes.
We shall reinforce ourselves with good old full mercury t12s and HIDs made to surpass one's life, and give them all the middle finger ;

Nov 03, 2019 at 11:36 AM Author: FrontSideBus
Turns out these are complete rubbish...

UK out of the EU!
http://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/index.php?cat=11271

Nov 03, 2019 at 11:39 AM Author: Beta 5
Quote from FrontSideBus on 03 Nov 2019 at 11:36 Turns out these are complete rubbish... What's wrong with them?

Thorn Beta 5 35W SOX Top entry/Side entry

Nov 03, 2019 at 11:52 AM Author: Beta 5
Shame

Thorn Beta 5 35W SOX Top entry/Side entry

Nov 10, 2019 at 12:25 AM Author: HU112
Interesting... these USA made GE Polylux T8s are performing very differently by the way you use it. They never go mercury-starved when installed on our buses, but if you run them 24*7, they won’t last too long before going mercury-starved.

No more cheapy crappy Chinese junk, please.