Unusual 18w SOX floodlight
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:15 pm
Located on an old building in my area, I'd been after this very unusual 18watt sox flood light since I was a kid with no luck. The owner of the place was next to impossible to trace. Today however, I went for my exercise and walked a different route for a change which overlooked the building, where I spotted demolition crews about to knock it down - this light was fixed to the exterior wall. I ran over (socially distanced of-course!) and asked for it and amazingly, they just shrugged and said 'yeah sure', stopped the jcb which was seconds away from commencing smashing through the front wall - and this light to pieces with it, whipped out their tool kit, took it down and just gave it to me for nothing. Over 20 year of trying and nothing, and then...
Sometimes things just fall into place. Absolutely delighted. It's been up since the 80s and yet despite upwards of 35 years of exposure to the elements and salty coastal air, all it needed was a wash, 30 minutes of tlc and a new lamp and it fired into life without any hassle. Running silently for about 4 hours now. Quality. As you can see, no rust inside at all. What a find. There's no make or model on this beauty - if anyone has any idea of make and model I'd love to identify what it is.
UPDATE: I have it on good authority that the manufacturer is Disano Lighting of Italy, which would make sense as the choke inside it is Italian. Now to find the model number of this light as absolutely nothing comes up on google!
Sometimes things just fall into place. Absolutely delighted. It's been up since the 80s and yet despite upwards of 35 years of exposure to the elements and salty coastal air, all it needed was a wash, 30 minutes of tlc and a new lamp and it fired into life without any hassle. Running silently for about 4 hours now. Quality. As you can see, no rust inside at all. What a find. There's no make or model on this beauty - if anyone has any idea of make and model I'd love to identify what it is.
UPDATE: I have it on good authority that the manufacturer is Disano Lighting of Italy, which would make sense as the choke inside it is Italian. Now to find the model number of this light as absolutely nothing comes up on google!