Re: Finds of the day « Reply #360 on: May 15, 2022, 02:04:17 AM » Author: thelightingman
Went to my local ReStore today and got a box full of F14T12 lamps, PL fluorescent lamps of various wattages, and a ton of 20 watt 12 volt MR16 lamps. Also included in the box was 4 bulb changers and some weird thing you attach to incandescent lamps to reduce their wattages, it was called "the button". I got all this stuff for only $5.
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	Re: Finds of the day « Reply #361 on: May 15, 2022, 09:51:32 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
"The Button" was big back in the 80's ! It was supposed to save energy and prolong the life of bulbs by slightly lowering the incoming voltage and introducing a "soft start" by bring the voltage up gradually instead of instantaneously . My mom bought some back then from one of the mail order catalogs that were so popular back in the day . I wasn't impressed !
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	Re: Finds of the day « Reply #362 on: July 13, 2022, 06:04:22 PM » Author: LightsoftheWest
Saw some AE Series SRP's today in La Jolla!
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	Re: Finds of the day « Reply #363 on: July 17, 2022, 12:24:04 AM » Author: 108CAM
This is from a few weeks ago but I scored a 35w SOX lamp with everything needed to run it and it was only 40 British pounds which converts to around $100 AUD. Seller had about 5 of them and I got the last one! So happy to have gotten it as I may never get that good of a deal again. I'm waiting for the package to arrive and hopefully the lamp is intact.
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	Re: Finds of the day « Reply #364 on: July 17, 2022, 02:37:01 PM » Author: CreeRSW207
Well I drove 10 hours to Norfolk/VA Beach and fell asleep for some of it but here's what I saw during the drive and while cruising the area: -3000K Evluma Areamax lights, a Co-op nearby uses them and they look great! Same co-op has MV lights around too! -An Alleyway OV15 on Atlantic Avenue. -An industrial side of Norfolk that has M1000s and OV25s in MH and MV. -A random M250R near a Harris Teeter in Norfolk. -Tons of HPS still thriving on CT highways! -MV Cobraheads and NEMA heads (Couldn't ID them because it was so dark when I saw them) -Jersey Series induction lights in Jersey. -Noticed the Chesapeake bridge has generic LEDs compared to M400As on streetview. -LPS tunnel lights in NYC! -Saw the true glare power of ERL2s, they were 4000K too! -Sag Lens Holophane Mongoose lights in Worcester MA. I will add more if I think about any more as time goes on.
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	Re: Finds of the day « Reply #365 on: July 17, 2022, 09:10:20 PM » Author: Molly
Cool! Not too many M250Rs.
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	Re: Finds of the day « Reply #366 on: July 21, 2022, 11:05:20 AM » Author: CreeRSW207
Saw 2 old GE M400s, one at a SunTrust Bank and the other at a motel.
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	Re: Finds of the day « Reply #367 on: July 21, 2022, 09:42:34 PM » Author: HIDLad001
The other day I found a Powr/Bracket, TONS of GE M400s and some strange retrofits.
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	Re: Finds of the day « Reply #368 on: July 22, 2022, 08:02:46 AM » Author: CreeRSW207
Last night was where we were driving around at night and saw most of the MV lights I saw worked! I also confirmed that lots more lights were MV such as a couple M400As and M250R1s. I also saw a few times a couple random fixtures that looked like they were CMH!
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	Re: Finds of the day « Reply #369 on: July 22, 2022, 11:06:19 AM » Author: Molly
Cool!
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	Re: Finds of the day « Reply #370 on: July 22, 2022, 08:10:27 PM » Author: 108CAM
Found myself 4 Rymer 2x36w bare battens that were in a trash pile probably due to an LED downgrade.
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	Re: Finds of the day « Reply #371 on: July 22, 2022, 08:46:46 PM » Author: Molly
Saw a lonely AEL 115
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	Re: Finds of the day « Reply #372 on: July 22, 2022, 08:51:20 PM » Author: Molly
Quote from: CreeRSW207 on July 21, 2022, 11:05:20 AM Saw 2 old GE M400s, one at a SunTrust Bank and the other at a motel. There are a couple of M400s on Soldier's Field Road in Boston.
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	Re: Finds of the day « Reply #373 on: July 23, 2022, 09:59:02 AM » Author: CreeRSW207
Yesterday was my trip back home and I saw some stuff that I couldn't last time because it was dark. - 2 FCO NEMA heads on a random ice dispenser in a small town. - OV12 and M250R1 MV missouts from GE LEDs. - A random M400A lighting a small building. - A couple MV sag lens Cooper OVHs! - An old parking lot lit with OV25s and some M250R1s. - 2 neighboring Maryland towns with FCO M250R1/M400R2 looking fixtures (Ark Lighting maybe?) with Donut induction lamps. - TONS of yard lights, MV, LED, and HPS. - Pendant style Holophane Refractopacks in NYC. - Obviously lots of MV and Induction sightings as I passed through Jersey. - More Purple Autobahns in Tyngsboro Mass. If I think of anything more I'll update this post.
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	Re: Finds of the day « Reply #374 on: July 23, 2022, 11:35:36 AM » Author: Molly
I gotta go to Tyngsboro, Mass to see the purple Autobahns
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