GB Philips 5FT 65-80W/35 White 
Philips 5FT 65-80W/35 White. Made in Great Britain. Date code 5K, October 85 or 75? Working fine, nice ripe phosphor! Got 3 of these. Pictured lit in a Crompton Star fixture running Quickstart gear.

GB Philips 5FT 65-80W/35 White

Philips 5FT 65-80W/35 White. Made in Great Britain. Date code 5K, October 85 or 75? Working fine, nice ripe phosphor! Got 3 of these. Pictured lit in a Crompton Star fixture running Quickstart gear.

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Slyspark   [10 Feb, 2017 at 01:20 AM]
1975 as 1985 would be K5 according to the Philips dating code sheet that Lee sent me yesterday Smile
fluorescent   [10 Feb, 2017 at 06:20 AM]
Awesome so it's not as old as me... it's 10 years older! I wonder if it's the original tube from the fixture, as it came to me with the Crompton Star
Danny   [10 Feb, 2017 at 10:05 AM]
If pins are soldered its 75 if they crimped and brass its 95..... Never seen a fitting like that before
fluorescent   [10 Feb, 2017 at 02:57 PM]
Pins are soldered and a silver colour. I've never seen one of these fixtures on any forum, I'll get some pictures uploaded soon!
Danny   [10 Feb, 2017 at 04:04 PM]
Id go 75 then
AngryHorse   [10 Feb, 2017 at 09:32 PM]
They don`t make stuff like this today! Cool
fluorescent   [11 Feb, 2017 at 01:15 AM]
Wouldn't think the T5 battens that replaced these will still be working and on their original tubes in 42 years!
Danny   [11 Feb, 2017 at 01:18 AM]
Theyll of fell off ceiling by then
eclipsislamps   [12 Feb, 2017 at 08:04 PM]
I have a fitting like this but its the twin SRS version. It had crompton branded philips grey ballasts, sadly one failed and one about to, so not original gear anymore. Replaced with transtar srs chokes.
fluorescent   [13 Feb, 2017 at 01:44 AM]
Yep this one has the same grey Crompton (Philips) ballast. I also have the twin version, 3 of them in fact. Lovey fixtures, very well made and I love the style. My favourite twin fixtures are the type like this that hold the tubes underneath within the width of the fitting.
Super_t_Five   [06 Mar, 2017 at 01:47 AM]
Definitely 1975.

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