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SOX PSG LOSS OF VACUUM?

Posted: Thu May 09, 2019 3:30 pm
by Danny
Anyone here know how you tell if a PSG SOX lamp has lost vacuum in the outer jacket? The lamp i have here takes ages to warm up and when it does it does not warm up at the cap end. I cannot tell if it is loss of vacuum? I think it is but how do i test for it?

Re: SOX PSG LOSS OF VACUUM?

Posted: Thu May 09, 2019 9:25 pm
by Kev
Maybe it’s just a new lamp?

Re: SOX PSG LOSS OF VACUUM?

Posted: Thu May 09, 2019 9:54 pm
by Danny
No its had a lot of use its a 2014 it gets scortching hot fast

Re: SOX PSG LOSS OF VACUUM?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2019 7:47 am
by AngryHorse
Do the BCs still have those little machined ‘squares’ in them?, blow into the cap on a cold morning, see if it condensates on the inside of the outer tube?