POLAM mv lamps, a short list

[Olav]

Hello, everyone,

here is a small overview from an export catalog (70s) from POLAM for the available mv lamps:






The design of the mv reflector lamps still corresponds exactly to the old shape that PHILIPS used.


Regards

Olav

[Andy]

Thanks for this extract Olav.

I don't believe that I have ever seen an actual Polam LR or LRR lamp before.

[Olav]

A small addition with MBT-lamps:



The "Mix Eu" types were mainly produced for export to western countries,
the "Mix F" types were mainly produced for the domestic Polish market and the Comecon countries.

Regards

Olav

[Lightbulbfun]

very interesting datasheets of sorts!

I had no idea that Polam made a 2000W mercury lamp! would be very interesting to see what such a beast looked like (I know Polam Mercury lamps tended to be based off Philips designs so I wonder if their 2Kw lamps where also?)

its also most interesting to see their largest Self ballasted lamp is rated for 450W, rather then the 500W you commonly in Europe, I wonder if those 450W Polam lamps where like the US and Japanese 450W SBMV lamps, which ran the ballasting filament at a lower temperature compared to European lamps

this gave them a much longer lamp life, but at the expense of red light output of course

[Olav]

Hello Lightbulbfun,

there is only a small picture with a lamp LR 2000:




This is probably a press photo. Unfortunately, there is no exact information about the photo. But at least there is this small photo.


Regards

Olav