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1978 Thorn PP65 pending restoration This is one of the two pp65s from the Welsh haul a few weeks ago and is about to be restored. It's dated last quarter of 1978 and looks to have had minimal usage. However it has had a hard life and would have been suspended on chains. I would guess it was used in somewhere like a garage. The rear of the spine which would have been facing upwards is in a worse state but nothing that can't be sorted with the detail sander! As there are two, this one will be converted to SRS as I don't currently have an SRS fitting.

1978 Thorn PP65 pending restoration

This is one of the two pp65s from the Welsh haul a few weeks ago and is about to be restored. It's dated last quarter of 1978 and looks to have had minimal usage. However it has had a hard life and would have been suspended on chains. I would guess it was used in somewhere like a garage. The rear of the spine which would have been facing upwards is in a worse state but nothing that can't be sorted with the detail sander! As there are two, this one will be converted to SRS as I don't currently have an SRS fitting.

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Filename:ThornPP65__pending_restoration.JPG
Album name:RobTDCI / Fluorescent fittings
Manufacturer:Thorn
Type/Model:PP65 (Pop pack)
Wattage:65
Date manufactured:1978
Filesize:254 KiB
Date added:30 May, 2017
Dimensions:1600 x 939 pixels
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Slyspark   [30 May, 2017 at 10:24 PM]
If you're converting one, here's an idea for the starter holder. Just done one of my PP65's and was wondering if I should fill it in or not. Most SRS fittings have a fuse carrier, so I decided to use a 1A LED tube fuse (which is in a starter can) and just stick it in the existing starter socket - no need to fill it then Smile
fluorescent   [30 May, 2017 at 10:26 PM]
Ooh lovely, I do like these old Pop-packs. They were a cheap and cheerful fitting when new but quite a few still around today in regular use working fine. I've got one a bit newer than this in my garage, but it has the same ballast. It's done a ridiculous amount of hours in a substation where it was pretty much always on, the ballast and paint surrounding it is highly discoloured and the ballast is quite musical, but still working!
RobTDCI   [30 May, 2017 at 10:28 PM]
Sounds a good idea to me, it would be hard to fill it in without it looking crap! Thanks! Cool
fluorescent   [30 May, 2017 at 10:31 PM]
That's a great idea, I'll have to remember that one. Certainly a better use for an LED 'starter' than using with an led tube lol
Kev   [30 May, 2017 at 11:05 PM]
That is a fucking good idea! This has the bomb proof thorn ballast in!!
Slyspark   [30 May, 2017 at 11:06 PM]
Yea, the only decent use I've so far found for an LED 'starter'

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