Arc80 tray out of retirement!

Oh am I soooo glad I didn’t bin this baby!, took me a bit of finding, but I’d put it safe into my gear store box. Slight modification in removing the ignitor, but my SON-I stock has just doubled in size!

File information
Filename:	IMG_0077.jpeg
Album name:	AngryHorse / Control gear
Manufacturer:	Parmar
Type/Model:	Duel SON lamp tapped ballast
Wattage:	50/70 watt
Date manufactured:	28th September 2003
Filesize:	5236 KiB
Date added:	01 Jan, 2025
Dimensions:	2771 x 2048 pixels
Displayed:	26 times
URL:	http://80.229.24.59:9232/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=22339
Favourites:	Add to Favourites

Comment 1 to 6 of 6

Page: 1

Kev

[01 Jan, 2025 at 01:27 PM]

I always do perfer SON T myself just always found it a bit more reliable

AngryHorse

[01 Jan, 2025 at 04:24 PM]

The Es give a better, softer light though Cool

Patrick

[01 Jan, 2025 at 09:05 PM]

A very early Arc then Very Happy

our first appeared in 2005 Cool

Beta 5

[01 Jan, 2025 at 10:21 PM]

Always found it a bit odd that they didn't earth the ballast in these? I know it's on a plastic tray but still good practice to earth the ballast case. Ours first appeared in 2013, though didn't stay for very long as a couple of years later they switched to CU Phosco products so there were very few of them ever installed in my area Cool

AngryHorse

[02 Jan, 2025 at 07:25 AM]

Heat sinking was my first thought?, but I suppose inside a relatively cold lantern at night they don’t get that warm?

FrontSideBus

[08 Jan, 2025 at 10:26 AM]

Well if the ballast goes to earth it will do nothing as columns don't have RCD's? At least here it won't make the whole column live and sink power into the ground lol.

Comment 1 to 6 of 6

Page: 1