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THORN 2ft weatherpack gear tray Here you see a very neat and high quality gear tray saved from a damaged THORN 2ft weatherpack. This has an electronic 'Vivatronic' starter, SB ballast and a Cambridge Capacitors 4uF cap, all high quality stuff. Possibly dates from circa 1999 as that's what the tube dated to that was believed to be the original. Of course it all works fine.

THORN 2ft weatherpack gear tray


Here you see a very neat and high quality gear tray saved from a damaged THORN 2ft weatherpack. This has an electronic 'Vivatronic' starter, SB ballast and a Cambridge Capacitors 4uF cap, all high quality stuff. Possibly dates from circa 1999 as that's what the tube dated to that was believed to be the original. Of course it all works fine.

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Filename:20180112_005546.jpg
Album name:fluorescent / Control Gear
Manufacturer:THORN
Wattage:18/20w + gear losses
Filesize:4774 KiB
Date added:21 Jan, 2018
Dimensions:4096 x 2048 pixels
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Slyspark   [21 Jan, 2018 at 02:35 AM]
Capacitor will have a date on it, they date coded those.
fluorescent   [30 Jan, 2018 at 06:17 AM]
37/95 on the capacitor, 46/95 on a printed label on the tray
FrontSideBus   [30 Jan, 2018 at 10:52 AM]
All good except for the cap. Every Cambridge cap I’ve seen has been shot and I’ll bet this is no different Smile love vivatronic starters Smile
fluorescent   [26 Feb, 2018 at 11:17 PM]
I didn't test the cap, but at least that wouldn't stop it working, just end up with a poor power factor. I suspect the bowl would end up UV damaged before The Vivatronic starter and SB ballast fail!
Arrowslim   [26 Feb, 2018 at 11:27 PM]
gotta love that Huuuuum when the viatronic does its stuff. I have a couple stashed here somewhere. Need to adapt one of my fittings with one (every room in my flat is lit by fluorescent tubes apart from one room)
Danny   [26 Feb, 2018 at 11:32 PM]
There was a bent up 5ft gear tray the same as this in the local leisure centre skip a few months back (same place i got the glammox fittings from a few years ago) but it was badly bent up and the rest of the weather pack was smashed to bits as it had loads of stuff thrown on top of it so I got the vivattonic ignitor and left the rest
fluorescent   [26 Feb, 2018 at 11:46 PM]
I bet said Vivatronic still worked fine Danny? I rescued a couple of late 90's Thorn Arrowslim 4ft fixtures today from... uhh... one of my own sheds! I think I'm gonna fit Vivatronics in them and install them in my garage. Yes the rather loud hum/buzz from a Vivatronic is quite exciting lol!
Danny   [26 Feb, 2018 at 11:52 PM]
I’m not sure I’ve never tested it but I can’t see why it wouldn’t work tbh.

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