Hi Colin, Rumour has it that 'Lampman' in Scotland I believe does have stocks of the 10w SOX, though I have never attempted to verify this. My SLI's did come...
HI James Re the SLI/H Lamps The Lamp Co in the UK sell them for £21.00 for the 60w, £27.00 for the 140w and £29.00 for the 200w plus VAT @ 17.5% and carrage...
Hi Mike I shall enquire if I need replacements, I do have a 10w SOX which I have well wrapped and in a shoebox in my loft with my other rare lamps. Yes best...
Hi Colin, I guess the only other thing unsuspecting buyers should watch out for when buying items such as the safelight, is that the mains voltage in the USA...
Hi Mike Unless GEC (England) exported 10w SOX lamps, I think they maybe Osram NA type I think Wotan the old UK Osram did make the NA10 Sodium lamps similar to...
... the 60w, £27.00 for the 140w and £29.00 for the 200w plus VAT @ 17.5% and carrage costs. ... That's actually quite reasonable, I paid around $70 for a...
... for when buying items such as the safelight, is that the mains voltage in the USA is nominally 115v at 60Hz. ... too many problems, but if the unsuspecting...
Hi James thats sound right as once I bought a 180w SOX lamp for my GR200 lantern which cost £54, the 18 to 135w are more used and work out cheaper about £10...
Hi James Here in the UK most Photographic suppliers sell filament type lamps with a safelight glass or a plastic fitting with a 15w pigmy bulb fitted with a...
... most European supplies use 50Hz and in your country it's 60Hz, the only lamps not affected are Filament and Halogen lamps where a transformer can be used...
Thanks I forgot abou the MBTL ot Mercury Tungsten Lamps Re electronic Ballasts they indeed run on AC supplies at 50 and 60Hz, I also noticed some can run at...
Hi Colin, Yes, Most electronic ballasts will run quite happily on DC, or most low AC frequencies. This is simply because the ballast electronics always run on...
Hi Steve, I've just been thinking - I wonder if the old lanterns could actually have been restored and used on the new columns if the cost had been right. DW...
Hi Mike, Sorry i cannot help but this lantern i have also seen in the Netherlands but only on privat area's of companies etc. All the best Sander ... Royal...
... 60Hz, I also noticed some can run at 400Hz (found on aircraft) and both AC and DC for emergency lighting circuits ... Electronic ballasts almost always...
Hi - I too remember those wooden columns from the late 1960's, and was amazed to hear they had survived until so recently. At that time the town itself had...
Hi folks,
A couple of things...
Firstly I have been having problems with my email. The server has been problematic recently so I apologise if anyone hasn't...
Hi "C", I know the fluorescents you mentioned. I remember them too.They were on Revo columns and the swan neck brackets were quite angular and square. 3...
Hi colin, great minds think alike! I had though the very same thing as soon as I saw the AEI catalogue you sent to the group! So did Thorn adapt the Brampton...
Hi All, Just to say I have posted on my picture file (Steve) a photo of a Metropolitan/Vickers lantern illuminated for all that showed an interest in them...
Hi All, while I remember, has anyone seen, or know of anywhere there is a GEC Z8438 lantern in existence? This is a geared version of the more common gearless...
HI Davy. I have not seen a GEC Z8438 integral gear lantern. I seen a photo of it in my 1979 GEC book . I got a less gear GEC Z8430 lantern . REGARDS TIM ...
Hi Davy The Brampton lantern later was redesigned in the mid 1960s with a longer spigot and became the Brampton 1 this then was renamed the Alpha 7 when they...
Hi Davy I have it listed in a old 1979 GEC catalogue but never seen one they use 250/400w Mercury or Solarcolour lamps as mentioned theyhave integral gear,...
Hi John Recieved E-mails Directly last week with no Problems about the Eleco GR2 lanterns etc Re the Sodium safelight, Yes almost £15 for postage also the...
Hi Sander, Not to worry - it is a pretty unusual lantern! John Thompson suggested that it might be an old Philips design, so I'll go with that unless anyone...
Hi Mike I have looked in All my Catalogues unfortuate the nearest I found is a in a 1987/88 Europhane Catalogue is a 3450LZ lantern but with a stippled Glass...
Hi Stephen,
That's a cracking night-time shot. I'm still running around trying to get all my daytime shots taken. I'm due to visit the top-entry SO50s that...
Hi Davy,
Are there any UKAEA or BNFL sites near where you are based? My Dad used to work for UKAEA at Springfields near Preston. Their sites are good places...
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