1   General / Off-Topic / Re: UN Intelligence !!  on: March 27, 2024, 10:02:15 PM 
Started by wide-lite 1000 - Last post by wide-lite 1000
 It WAS a Cadillac , now it's a SUBMERSIBLE !  :lol: :lol: :lol:
 2   Lamps / Modern / Re: What is the rarest lamp in your collection??  on: March 27, 2024, 05:00:25 PM 
Started by Philips tigkas - Last post by Philips tigkas
And we have one, thanks so much, Eric, must get it out and run it up again soon.

The reason for the side prong base Maxim is the fact that they were designed for use in mines, and that design of base allowed the lamp to sit deeper in its fixture and also made for a more reliable connection. There were also incandescent lamps made with these bases.
      Cool! Thanks for telling us the backstory of these lamps! :bulbman:
 3   Lamps / Modern / Re: What ballast should I use?  on: March 27, 2024, 04:55:06 PM 
Started by axel_chai - Last post by Philips tigkas
Very nice! Looks old too! :bulbman:
 4   General / General Discussion / Re: Discontinued lighting equipment where there are ZERO surviving examples LEFT  on: March 27, 2024, 02:55:21 PM 
Started by WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA - Last post by RRK
Fortunately all exotic wattages of ballast chokes can be easily emulated by running some standard easy to found ones in series/parallel combination.

 5   Lamps / Modern / Re: Have halophosphate fluorescent lamps ever been linked to office fatigue?  on: March 27, 2024, 10:40:00 AM 
Started by WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA - Last post by Medved
I would more guess the fluorescents provide very good lighting so are able to support mental activity so much you tire yourself way more without actually feeling it, so you then suffer from (mental) exhaustion when doing that for too long time.
And I don't think there would be any difference related to any lighting technology, just the bright illumination levels and higher CCT in general. Fluorescents were just the first technology providing such lighting...
 6   General / Off-Topic / Re: UN Intelligence !!  on: March 27, 2024, 09:22:24 AM 
Started by wide-lite 1000 - Last post by Mandolin Girl
Were they driving a Land Rover.??  :mrg:
 7   General / General Discussion / Re: Discontinued lighting equipment where there are ZERO surviving examples LEFT  on: March 27, 2024, 01:01:44 AM 
Started by WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA - Last post by Michael
There is NO chance that I will ever again find any single lamp ballasts for 40W 2ft fluorescent tubes . After I disposed my spares ones in the late 90s there will not be any left in the wild, especially in Switzerland.
 8   General / General Discussion / Re: What did you do today lighting wise?  on: March 27, 2024, 12:44:44 AM 
Started by RyanF40T12 - Last post by Bulbman256
Drove 400 miles/7 hours round trip to ATR lighting in Richland Missouri to pick up some goodies there. Went great and the accord handled everything well. Even got a free EYE lighting mouse pad. :mrg: Some of the stuff bought is for Lumex120 and will be aptly given to him whenever I see him again. 8)
 9   General / Off-Topic / Re: UN Intelligence !!  on: March 26, 2024, 11:31:59 PM 
Started by wide-lite 1000 - Last post by wide-lite 1000
 My favorite roundabout (NOT) got another victim . Some genius tried to go straight thru instead of following the curve  taking out 2 lightpoles and a street sign before winding up in the nearby pond !!  :lol:  The cops and the city are gonna have a field day with him !!  :police:
 10   General / General Discussion / Re: How many replacements do you keep on hand?  on: March 26, 2024, 11:26:00 PM 
Started by Lcubed3 - Last post by wide-lite 1000
 I don't keep too many replacements for stuff around the house . With the life ratings of decent HID , 3 spares should last 15-20 yrs. running D2D ! I don't keep any for the readily available lamps  .
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