131 sox-E lamp on philips ballast and ignitor 135 watt gear

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131 sox-E lamp on philips ballast and ignitor 135 watt gear

Postby lampy » Thu Nov 26, 2020 8:54 pm

hi
been asked if a 131 watt sox-E lamp will run on philips ballast and ignitor 135w sox gear the sort used in philips MA lanterns, its not the leak transformer unit gear as that would work a 131w e lamp, its the seperate ballast ignitor gear anyone tried it does it work?
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Re: 131 sox-E lamp on philips ballast and ignitor 135 watt gear

Postby Danny » Thu Nov 26, 2020 9:33 pm

No it doesn't as the lamp will warm up, then flicker and extinguish, this is something i tried a few months back too
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Re: 131 sox-E lamp on philips ballast and ignitor 135 watt gear

Postby lampy » Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:03 pm

No it doesn't as the lamp will warm up, then flicker and extinguish, this is something i tried a few months back too
hi thanks for the info

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