A simple change of environment can work wonders sometimes !

I guess, but that does not help me in certain cases because of my family life and stuff

My M-250A was in storage from 1970 until 2020.

Yeah sooner or later one will probably show up too. Plus there are probably a ton of used examples. I sometimes find it more rewarding to strip down a used light, clean it up, prep it for paint and paint it myself compared to using a NOS light. I'm also less hesitant to used my restored lights compared to my NOS lights.

I agree with lights just showing up when you least expect it. I got my OV-10 with missing glass from a local seller thinking I'd never find the correct glass for it and then a few months later the glass showed up for sale. Now I have a complete OV-10 but if I didn't get the OV-10 with missing glass first I'd probably be kicking myself when I saw the glass show up. I got this randomly at the Restore. Where it sat from 1976 to 2019 is beyond me. This sat on a shelf for 17 years before showing up at the Restore. Then I discovered these at a antique market. And this was sitting on a hardware store shelf for 27 years before I decided to grab it. This was before I used eBay too so finding a vintage MV lamp was something I'd never imagine I'd find locally.

 

At least a used 165 or M400A would make a great restoration idea!

 Now you're thinking straight ! 

But first i still need to find them new old stock

That is a shame, I knew it was coming though. The AEL 165 and GE Powr/Bracket were major childhood fixtures for me and what got me interested in HID lighting mainly. There are still a few 165s in use here.

You also had the Cooper VAN Vanguard and AEL Dusk to Dawn ballast in arm fixtures which were also discontinued.

Cool! hope you can save a 165 or Powr/Bracket

Oh I wish I could, I contacted the power company a few years ago but no luck.

NOOOOO!!!

Those were amongst my most favorite fixture types

Yeah sooner or later one will probably show up too. Plus there are probably a ton of used examples. I sometimes find it more rewarding to strip down a used light, clean it up, prep it for paint and paint it myself compared to using a NOS light. I'm also less hesitant to used my restored lights compared to my NOS lights.

Oh I feel the same way exactly. I'd also rather save an old used example anyway vs finding a NOS one. It feels more rewarding that way, particularly if it was one that help personal significance. And I'd rather use an already weathered broken-in example than putting a brand new one out in the weather, particularly if it's one that's no longer produced.

True. there is one on facebook marketplace and it is used missing the lens. see in finds