Hi Guys, Check out item number 4452599777 <http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4452599777&ssPageName= ADME:B:SS:UK:1> May be of interest to...
Hi Dan, It's a REVO B27 bracket for wood pole mounting. It's not clear from the picture whether it once had scrollwork fitted to the underside of the arch, as...
Hi Nigel, CDO-TT are improved CDM-TT lamps and are for outdoor use. The O in CDO stands for Outdoor. All the best Sander ... CDO-TT I'm can not see the...
... Looking on the Philips site, there seem to be a few other differences: They are a slightly different colour, the CDM is 830, the CDO is 828. The CDM is not...
... Looking on the Philips site, there seem to be a few other differences: They are a slightly different colour, the CDM is 830, the CDO is 828. The CDM is not...
Hi all, I've just been posted a 55W SOX tube. The glass is intact (both inner and outer tubes) but there are a few small loose silvery flakes in the space...
Hi All, I was just wondering which lantern came first, the Lucidor B or the Baby Dalek. The reason I am asking is that my Lucidor B and Baby Dalek have the...
firstly, may i say hello to everyone on this forum...my name is craig, and i work for ABB ltd. we are responsible for maintaining all street lighting and...
... why son-t lamps cycle ??? ... seen a failed tube with a crack in the central electrode?A crack obviously is not a complete break so albeit a loose...
Hi Craig, Welcome to the group - I'm based in Derby but often go to different places around Staffordshire - probably my favourite being the small village of...
... different places around Staffordshire - probably my favourite being the small village of Wheaton Aston due to the large number of Group 'B' mercury...
Hi Craig, I remember someone telling me about the SON cycling before and it was something like: as the lamps get to the end of life they gradually draw more ...
Hi Andrew The REVO Dalek Lanterns came out in the 1950s but I don't know if there was a Integral Gear Version, in the 1960s The Lucidor Family came out they...
Hi Davy/All Yes the Lamp current increases at the end of the lamp's useful life which causes rectification , this indeeds causes the lamp to cycle but it also...
Towards the end of lamp life one of the things that can happen is that the lamp does not operate in pure AC but has a small DC component. Unfortunately the...
Hi all Firstly as a new kid on the block recently joining the group , a brief introduction feels in order. My name is Colin Fowler , 44 years old from Crawley...
Hi Colin And welcome to the group! I had forgotten the voltage thingy. We had a metal halide in the lab just last week on the test rig (following a customer...
Hi Simon/Collin, Thanks very much for you replies. This must make my baby dalek one of the last ones that were produced as it has the same gear as the lucidor...
... (My original reply got lost in the electronic ether somewhere!) ... The "Dalek" range came first: the plastic bowl replaced the metal frame and glass plate...
Hello Andrew, Just a quick comment on this... Most control gear used or supplied by REVO was actually made by Philips. The Philips badge was simply replaced by...
Hi Andrew I forgot to mention that the Lucidor A and B Lantern was also made in the Early 1970s by Relite, then became Simplex Lighting in the 1980s, but the...
Hi All Can the Osram D2S Xenon Discharge Lamp be used on a 35w CDM-T Gear, I believe they are used for Car Headlights but what is Confusing is I heard they are...
Hi all, I have just updated the site with photographs of the AC 850 after restoration; as well as some showing my Simmonsigns 'Simbol' bollard with a base...
Hi All I have added the Following to my website, they are Philips 100w MLL Self Ballast Mercury Lamp with ES cap added to Mercury Lamps Page 1 Sylvania 75w...
Hi all, www.soxlamps.com has had a further update -- there is more content in the "Lighting-up data" page, i.e.: (a) Morning observations -- number of minutes...
Hi All, Simon, Colin, Mike It's funny that you should say this as the transformer actually has stamped on it "Made in agreemnet with Philips Electrical LTD"....