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Thorn Gamma 6 18w SOX: 3y, 8m, 21d The 18w Osram SOX lamp in the Gamma 6 on my patio has now completed 3 years, 8 months and 21 days service. I noticed it had a slight intermittent flicker the other night when it first powered on and warmed up but it seems fine now. Decided to have a look today and see how its going. The blackening around the electrodes that was on the lamp from new disappeared after a year or so and was replaced with that white staining and splatter that you can still see but the blackening has now returned around the electrodes and there are also black spots at the bottom of the lamp around the U bend. The section of arc tube in and around the U bend section Is also starting to suffer some slight blackening. Quite a difference to the 3 year pic! This isn't coming out until it's dead so I wonder how much longer it has lol.

Thorn Gamma 6 18w SOX: 3y, 8m, 21d

The 18w Osram SOX lamp in the Gamma 6 on my patio has now completed 3 years, 8 months and 21 days service.
I noticed it had a slight intermittent flicker the other night when it first powered on and warmed up but it seems fine now.
Decided to have a look today and see how its going.

The blackening around the electrodes that was on the lamp from new disappeared after a year or so and was replaced with that white staining and splatter that you can still see but the blackening has now returned around the electrodes and there are also black spots at the bottom of the lamp around the U bend.
The section of arc tube in and around the U bend section Is also starting to suffer some slight blackening.

Quite a difference to the 3 year pic!

This isn't coming out until it's dead so I wonder how much longer it has lol.

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Danny   [20 Oct, 2019 at 05:39 PM]
Oh yes that’s looking a lot more hammered now. I think it’s got another 6 months to a year left in it. It’ll be looking good after this winter gets a lot more hours on it . Mine has been in nearly 2 years now…update mine is dead as of ages ago lol
FrontSideBus   [20 Oct, 2019 at 06:44 PM]
You can have it when its died lol
Danny   [20 Oct, 2019 at 07:02 PM]
Haha nah it’s ok that’s your souvenir, Wink
lasagafield   [21 Oct, 2019 at 06:41 AM]
Best lamp in the best fitting. Lovely!
Kev   [21 Oct, 2019 at 10:34 AM]
Cool I should photograph mine as the whole arc tube has gone black lol still works ok though
FrontSideBus   [21 Oct, 2019 at 12:11 PM]
Would be interesting to see. I used 4 core cable in this which sends a switched live from the photocell back down the column, when the next lamp goes in I’m going to add an hour meter in the junction box at the bottom. I really should have done it with this tbh!
Danny   [21 Oct, 2019 at 02:52 PM]
FrontSideBus   [23 Nov, 2019 at 06:29 PM]
I saw this start and run up this evening but when I looked out just now it was dark. Gonna have a look, good job I have that 150w halide flood on the side of the house lol.
FrontSideBus   [23 Nov, 2019 at 06:52 PM]
Yep it’s dead. The discharge tube has leaked.

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