Cheap but not cheap Iridium

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Cheap but not cheap Iridium

Postby HIDLamp » Tue Dec 06, 2016 10:22 pm

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Re: Cheap but not cheap Iridium

Postby Slyspark » Tue Dec 06, 2016 10:48 pm

Zero previous feedback, zero previous sales.......
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Re: Cheap but not cheap Iridium

Postby sailormoon_01_uk » Wed Dec 07, 2016 10:09 am

WTF. £69.99 for Postage where is it coming from, even a American Street Light would be just as cheap from the USA inc Postage, example see American Electric Lighting 11507SCA120R2FG HPS 120V Street Parking Lamp.
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Re: Cheap but not cheap Iridium

Postby HIDLamp » Wed Dec 07, 2016 6:12 pm

Oooh I like that.
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Re: Cheap but not cheap Iridium

Postby Slyspark » Wed Dec 07, 2016 7:26 pm

I think someone is trying (and will fail) to get around eBay's 10% cut of the final value. People used to inflate the postage and sell the item for 99p to get out of having to pay. eBay soon realised, which is why they now take 10% of everything, be it either the final value of the item or the postage fee.
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Re: Cheap but not cheap Iridium

Postby sailormoon_01_uk » Wed Dec 07, 2016 9:48 pm

Oooh I like that.
Yep I have a 150 watt model in Both Flat Glass and Prismatic Bowl which can be lit on the UK mains using the 277 volt tapping on the Ballast

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the only problem is you need American High Pressure Sodium Lamps with a 52/55 volt Arc Tube not the European HPS lamps with 90/100 volt Arc Tubes.

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American Philips 150w High Pressure Sodium Lamp with 55 volt Arc Tube.
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Re: Cheap but not cheap Iridium

Postby HIDLamp » Wed Dec 07, 2016 10:25 pm

If I get one I'll bear that in mind.

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