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Ecko Atlantic One Acquired October 2019 in a joblot, this Ekco Atlantic one minus the plastic trough reflector, as it was smashed when I collected it. Interestingly its Switch Start, something not normally associated with these fittings. The clips to hold the cover plate or trough in place are of extremely high quality, they're sprung loaded quarter turn buckles, and are properly designed to do the job. The gear tray is held in place with two wing nuts, release those, and the whole unit can be removed as one piece allowing maintenance and component replacement to be carried out at ground level, a very handy feature. The whole fitting just oozes quality, something so sadly lacking today, I'd love to get this one restored, but I need another reflector for it.

Ecko Atlantic One

Acquired October 2019 in a joblot, this Ekco Atlantic one minus the plastic trough reflector, as it was smashed when I collected it. Interestingly its Switch Start, something not normally associated with these fittings. The clips to hold the cover plate or trough in place are of extremely high quality, they're sprung loaded quarter turn buckles, and are properly designed to do the job. The gear tray is held in place with two wing nuts, release those, and the whole unit can be removed as one piece allowing maintenance and component replacement to be carried out at ground level, a very handy feature. The whole fitting just oozes quality, something so sadly lacking today, I'd love to get this one restored, but I need another reflector for it.

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Slyspark   [11 Jun, 2020 at 10:37 PM]
I've got the Atlas 5' single version of this (also missing it's coverplate). Mine is switch-start too!
fluorescent   [12 Jun, 2020 at 10:39 PM]
My 4' and 5' Atlas Atlantic 1's are both switch start. Is this definitely called an Atlantic? I had it in my mind these were named something different
Simon   [13 Jun, 2020 at 09:20 AM]
I think this could be an Ekco Essex!
Dave   [13 Jun, 2020 at 09:10 PM]
Gonna be honest when it comes to fluorescent lighting I'm nowhere near as clued up on it in the way I am with lanterns. Can't say I've ever heard of an Ecko Essex before like.
Slyspark   [13 Jun, 2020 at 11:30 PM]
Think you might be right, the names and designs tended to very between Ekco and Atlas products. This seems to be a variation on the design of the Atlantic 1...
Ash   [15 Jun, 2020 at 07:49 PM]
If this can be compared to what we got here - Some manufacturers have very characteristic design features that you can tell by. This applies mostly to Gaash. Some other fairly big manufacturers you know to tell from experience. But the small and obscure ones you might recognize but not know the identification....

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