Hi Colin Might of seen this lantern with column at an ambulance station in Keswick (Lake District). Recently though it had been replaced with an 8m column and...
... They sound like members of the REVO Directional Reflector Fitting family. Similar in shape to the ESLA Bi-Multi series, the REVO lanterns featured a...
Hi Mike/All, That's very decent of your folks Mike. I apologise for being so quiet... it's been extremely busy since the move and Claire hasn't been well....
Hi all, Well it certainly sounds like this meet-up could be a possibility then...you'll be able to see my latest acquisition - an Iridium. OK - I already have...
Hi Nigel Wouldnt mind seeing photos of your garden lighting, I have aquired 5 cast columns. Laid in the garden, not sure if the neighbours would approve, if...
Hi Nigel, Thank you for the information; I'll include it in the next update. Kind regards Claire ... example and very clear to read through. ... they are the...
... Sort of. I believe it was originally made by Ediswan, although they weren't showing it off until 1953. Ediswan later merged with Siemens Brothers to form...
Hi James, With your lower mains voltage in the USA, I suspect you will really struggle to start all but the very shortest SOX lamps using glow starters. ...
Hi Stephen, This is the reason that glow type starters are basically unsuitable for starting SOX lamps. To get the arc to strike reliably in the SOX lamp you...
... Yeah it sounds interesting and definitely something I'll keep in mind. I'd meant to stop at Home Depot yesterday to pick up a choke but then I got to...
Thanks for that Simon Come to think of it seeing one in bits years ago I seem to remember seeing Ediswan on the ballast of one now. And Ediswan \Siemens cast...
... James, The SX72 is a rectangular black plastic box, about 35mm squarex100mm long. it's got two terminals at one end, and is wired in parallel with the...
Hello everyone I seem to remember seeing an old lamp catalogue which had the retrofit wattages from mercury to SON. One lamp available was a 69W to replace an...
... retrofit ... The Philips 'SON-H' lamps were made to work with mercury gear, but I'm not sure if they are still made. They were coated eliptical lamps, to ...
Hi Stphen, Thanks for that, possibly the SON-H lamps had intenal glow type starters, similar to fluorescent but on a larger scale. Some industrial sites I have...
Hi All Re the 69w SON-E lamp this is a retrofit lamp to replace 80w MBF lamps as the arc tube is different they have a different voltage and currant rating...
Hi Mike, Sounds good, whats the response like so far? I'd be up for a meet - generally quite flexible on a date if theres a bit of notice and its in July...
To Richard Davies Your photos of the columns on Humber Drive, is this Bury as I have just installaed sime lighting columns on a cycleroute to Walmersley Old...
Hi All Just once in a while everything goes right in this collecting game. After a year or so of negotiation I managed to get hold of two quite rare ESLAs....
... That sounds much like the igniters I have, they're white though and I have no idea what sort of lamp they're designed for. I used one to fire up a 400W MH...
Hi Colin, Thanks for the info, but I'm pretty sure it's a Crompton Parkinson product because it has the Crompton Parkinson art-deco insignia cast into the...
Hi Bob, You lucky so and so! You never cease to amaze me with the stuff you keep digging up; well done on such rare finds. Kind regards Claire ... game. After...
... Dryers normally use a four pin plug, with a neutral as well, don't they, with the heater on 240V, and everything else on 120; I can't remember the NEMA...
... Dryers normally use a 240V 30A circuit using either a 3 or 4 prong plug. It may or may not have a neutral, those that don't simply connect the 120V load...
Hi Stephen/James, Depending on where the SX72 was made determines how easy it is to open! The earlier 'Made in Holland' type are stuck together with a ring of ...
HI Claire Yes the early Metrovic lantern also had the art-deco insignia too where my lantern is a later model which has the smooth canopy, maybe Metrovic and...
... Fascinating stuff indeed! Well I couldn't resist carrying out a few experiments tonight. I picked up a small fluorescent choke and some glowbottle starters...
... That's interesting; both of mine are made in Poland, but I can't see any clips; they do seem to be glued. ... Al three lamps that I tried were brand new;...
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