Re: Stockpiling lamps, ballasts & fixture parts « Reply #31 on: June 12, 2022, 08:07:38 PM » Author: 108CAM
Another reason I like to stock up is so that when I get new fixtures and they don't have a lamp or are missing a part, I can use stuff in my stockpiles. The F20T12 tubes are a great example of this because I used to have a shortage on them and now I have plenty to keep me going for a while
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	Re: Stockpiling lamps, ballasts & fixture parts « Reply #34 on: June 13, 2022, 02:19:45 AM » Author: bulb_tester2009
I feel like for someone like me who has been using a fixture to light up the MH , there should be a lot of triggers to hoard. Because they are very easy to damage under my frequent switching.
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Lamp bases in China:E12(CES) E14(SES) B22d(BC) E27(ES) E40(GES)
Poor quality lamps in my collection are prohibited. Most of them have been used for my destructive experiments and ballast tests.

	Re: Stockpiling lamps, ballasts & fixture parts « Reply #36 on: June 13, 2022, 08:48:03 PM » Author: bulb_tester2009
Quote from: Michael on June 13, 2022, 11:50:02 AM In the last 10 years I started stock pilling again after I realized that most old tech lamp stuff is getting rare, removed and not available anymore. I’m mainly after old classic Swiss streetlights and their parts which are now not existent anymore outside. For every lantern in stock I have at least a pair of lamp sockets, bowls, gaskets all the needed gears and other parts. Also very rare or hard to come by lamps like Powergrooves and other T12 tubes, rare incandescent lamps and many different kind of HID lamps I keep in stock as I’m going to use them one day. I agree with that too, and I feel like I should hoard some of that as well.
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My interest in lights began when I was a child
One of the few Chinese users in LG

Lamp bases in China:E12(CES) E14(SES) B22d(BC) E27(ES) E40(GES)
Poor quality lamps in my collection are prohibited. Most of them have been used for my destructive experiments and ballast tests.