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Old Osram 32w Circline Still hanging on after many years of use, (and disuse) Its that well used its brightness has dropped to that of about a 13w tube. The sylvania 40w tube around it does the job of lighting the area all on its own.

Old Osram 32w Circline

Still hanging on after many years of use, (and disuse) Its that well used its brightness has dropped to that of about a 13w tube. The sylvania 40w tube around it does the job of lighting the area all on its own.

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eclipsislamps   [02 Nov, 2015 at 08:16 PM]
Mmmmmmmmm it just keeps on going!
Dave   [02 Nov, 2015 at 08:20 PM]
It certainly does. It just instant starts now, the starter dont even need to kick in.
eclipsislamps   [02 Nov, 2015 at 08:23 PM]
Thats a sign of the argon gas pressure dropping I believe however I may be wrong. Being absorbed by the phosphor and being trapped underneath the sputtering.
Andy   [02 Nov, 2015 at 09:21 PM]
Those wear marks are fantastic! Very Happy
Arrowslim   [02 Nov, 2015 at 09:30 PM]
thats probably done more hours than a Led has managed... Awesome ageing
Kev   [02 Nov, 2015 at 09:37 PM]
It's done more hours than lots of Led's!
Danny   [02 Nov, 2015 at 10:13 PM]
Lol at kev it'll outlast most LEDs
AngryHorse   [03 Nov, 2015 at 08:24 PM]
Woah! Cool
Dave   [08 May, 2016 at 11:15 AM]
Still going strong, wonder how much longer it'll carry on for...
Dave   [27 Jun, 2016 at 07:09 PM]
I've decided to see how many hours more it has left, so its now in the CPS48, which i'll light at every given moment I can. Right now the cathodes are glowing really blue, and both have a noticeable flicker to them.
BC5-80   [05 Aug, 2020 at 02:04 PM]
Just look at the state of it! How long did it last then, David?
Slyspark   [05 Aug, 2020 at 06:06 PM]
Probably still going Laughing
Dave   [07 Aug, 2020 at 05:03 PM]
Yes it’s still working, the glow bottle now kicks in when switched on, but even then that’s only been recent, it normally just instant starts.
Andy   [07 Aug, 2020 at 11:21 PM]
Those Osram and Wotan tubes were certainly made to last. I recently got a few new ones, it's good to know they last so long.

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