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A Quadruplet of Quickstart Transtar A40 Ballats [02.1966]

Here you see the gear tray of this 4x 4ft 40w modular fitting I acquired recently. It contains a quadruplet of Transtar A40 Quickstart ballasts, all dated February 1966. Sadly one appears to be dead.

Startup Video Here

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Filename:	4x4_Vintage_Mod_Gear.jpg
Album name:	fluorescent / Control Gear
Manufacturer:	Transtar
Type/Model:	A40
Wattage:	40w
Date manufactured:	February 1966
Filesize:	851 KiB
Date added:	21 Jan, 2019
Dimensions:	1955 x 1173 pixels
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Slyspark

[21 Jan, 2019 at 10:36 PM]

You jammy git!

Danny

[21 Jan, 2019 at 10:58 PM]

Those ballasts Are just â¤ï¸

Andy

[21 Jan, 2019 at 11:04 PM]

Glad you got this, it looks like a good purchase.

Slyspark

[21 Jan, 2019 at 11:29 PM]

A very good purchase with those in it!

fluorescent

[21 Jan, 2019 at 11:37 PM]

Aye it was a trek to get it, but it turned out to be near some other bits I was collecting & the seller was available so collected this too

Kev

[21 Jan, 2019 at 11:44 PM]

Cool ballasts never seen these before am surprised one is dead tho!

fluorescent

[21 Jan, 2019 at 11:50 PM]

Yeah, it seems it may be properly dead too as one of the tubes had both cathodes blown out which I'm thinking might have happened when it failed. Possibly developed an internal short or something

Slyspark

[22 Jan, 2019 at 12:05 AM]

That's a shame! Used to have one of these (tho I recall it being painted white) years ago, sadly not something I still own however.

fluorescent

[22 Jan, 2019 at 12:29 AM]

Think the white or cream painted ones are a bit newer, possibly 70's or 80's

Simon_R

[22 Jan, 2019 at 12:47 PM]

Cetainly lasted well looking at the use it has had over the last 50+years.Like those ballasts too!

lampy

[22 Jan, 2019 at 06:09 PM]

ive got one which is identical in shape to this, and size i recon, mine works a pair of T12 15 watt tubes, its white painted, came out of a bottling hall line overhead number sign, recon its 1960's era, still works, think ive a photo of it on here somewhere

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A Quadruplet of Quickstart Transtar A40 Ballats [02.1966]

Here you see the gear tray of this 4x 4ft 40w modular fitting I acquired recently. It contains a quadruplet of Transtar A40 Quickstart ballasts, all dated February 1966. Sadly one appears to be dead. Startup Video Here

Here you see the gear tray of this 4x 4ft 40w modular fitting I acquired recently. It contains a quadruplet of Transtar A40 Quickstart ballasts, all dated February 1966. Sadly one appears to be dead.

Startup Video Here