Catastrophic failure of Philips 4' 40W on SRS

I didn't know there was enough energy in 40W gear to cause vacuum loss. If I'd been in the room I would have been too scared and turned it off!

File information
Filename:	Philips_4__40W_vacuum_loss_on_SRS_1.JPG
Album name:	BC5-80 / Fluorescent tubes
Rating (1 votes):
Manufacturer:	Philips
Wattage:	4' 40W
Filesize:	111 KiB
Date added:	15 May, 2019
Dimensions:	1280 x 720 pixels
Displayed:	52 times
URL:	http://80.229.24.59:9232/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=11427
Favourites:	Add to Favourites

Comment 1 to 9 of 9

Page: 1

Andy

[15 May, 2019 at 05:21 PM]

I love it when they go out this way. I've seen it like this plenty of times on 5' tubes but not quite as severe as this on a 4 footer!

FrontSideBus

[15 May, 2019 at 05:22 PM]

Must have been some air rushing in to blow all the phosphor away like that lol.

Danny

[15 May, 2019 at 05:35 PM]

8 foots do this in minutes. I love doing them but youve got to watch your lamp holder as it can singe it

AngryHorse

[15 May, 2019 at 07:53 PM]

Yeah, Iâ€™ve only seen 8 foots do this too

BC5-80

[15 May, 2019 at 08:51 PM]

It's blown debris to the opposite end of the tube. I still can't believe it being only 40W.

XmasLightGuy

[16 May, 2019 at 02:39 AM]

I've seen similar when finishing off EOL 4' lamps on a HF instant-start gear ... but still not as good as this one!

Funkybulb

[16 May, 2019 at 11:45 AM]

they make 800 mA high outpot Instant-start HF sign ballast now.

Liam

[17 May, 2019 at 01:23 AM]

Only ever seen this happen on 6' tubes Shocked

Lightbulbfun

[17 May, 2019 at 07:59 AM]

its not really about how much power the tube is being run at, but just how quickly the air rushes into the tube when the vacuum does fail, so its entirely possible to happen to a 4ft tube on SRS gear Smile

Comment 1 to 9 of 9

Page: 1