Can anyone identify this 5ft 80w quickstart fitting?

Unsure what this is, there's no labels on it anywhere.

The ballast I've been informed is a B.L.I and is a 5ft 80w quickstart unit. The lamp holders have 'T.E.I' on them. It's galvanised and it looks like the original paint may have been a light cream colour.

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Kev

[13 Jul, 2017 at 07:12 PM]

Wow galvanised fittings wtf!

Kev

[13 Jul, 2017 at 07:13 PM]

That's a brilliant idea no rusting there! Where and what is this cool place?

Slyspark

[13 Jul, 2017 at 08:28 PM]

These are likely either a Thorn build for another company (I have some GEC SRS fittings that were actually Thorn made) or someone has been buying Thorn (BLI / TEI) components for use in their own fittings.

fluorescent

[13 Jul, 2017 at 09:14 PM]

This fitting came from the same place and shares some near enough identical details and construction techniques. Kev's said it's a Courtney Pope, so these could be Courtney Pope also? If that's right then as you say they must have bought the BLI ballasts in

Slyspark

[13 Jul, 2017 at 09:21 PM]

And presumably the lampholders too. Thorn did sell parts to others to use, earlier with no makers label on the control gear, but later 'exports' tended to be marked SB ' Smart & Brown'

fluorescent

[13 Jul, 2017 at 09:28 PM]

Ahh yes I have some SB branded ballasts that are obviously Thorn. So Courtney Pope probably just bolted this fixture together using other manufacturers parts? I wonder if they did the steelwork forming and galvanising, or if that was outsourced too?

Slyspark

[13 Jul, 2017 at 09:31 PM]

It's possible the fabrication of the steelwork was done by themselves, along with assembly. Could well be they just lacked the experience / plant to make the actual control gear....

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Can anyone identify this 5ft 80w quickstart fitting?

Unsure what this is, there's no labels on it anywhere. The ballast I've been informed is a B.L.I and is a 5ft 80w quickstart unit. The lamp holders have 'T.E.I' on them. It's galvanised and it looks like the original paint may have been a light cream colour.

Unsure what this is, there's no labels on it anywhere.

The ballast I've been informed is a B.L.I and is a 5ft 80w quickstart unit. The lamp holders have 'T.E.I' on them. It's galvanised and it looks like the original paint may have been a light cream colour.