Netaline Fitting

[Slyspark]

Just won myself a Netaline fitting from eBay. The question, remove the resistor wire ballast (and more importantly the asbestos it's housed in) or leave it as is?

Thoughts?

[Danny]

I'd say your probably best to leave it as it is so then your not disturbing the asbestos. I used to have a netaline but got rid in the end. Can't remember who got it now

[FrontSideBus]

Personally id not be happy and remove it all outside with a mask on ect and then shoehorn a HF ballast into the end or something.

[Nick217]

for originality leave it in. For everyday use replace.. It's down to personal taste.

[Slyspark]

Might see how much room there is in the show end and then consider my options. I'd quite like to put it into service and as it looks a little shabby, I'd like to refurbish it first, hence my thinking that I might remove the asbestos and see if I can fit something more modern in it. I'd ideally like it switch-start as not a fan of HF, but guess it depends how much room there actually is. Not picked it up yet, so unsure....

[Slyspark]

Ok, so, current thinking on this is to re-gear it switch-start. It works, but gets bloody hot and my office is warm enough as it is, without this thing acting like a massive heater on the ceiling. Not an HF fan, so going to see if I can find a small enough switch-start ballast to fit it. Full restore for this!