GEC Z9533 lanterns... Running SON lamps!

Here is a very unusual installation located down George Street in York. Located down this road are two GEC Z9533 lanterns which, unusually, have been converted to run SON lamps at some stage in their lives! The conveniently-scorched bowls are a giveaway...

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Filename:	YK5.jpg
Album name:	LAllenLighting / Sightings out and about
Manufacturer:	GEC
Type/Model:	Z9533
Wattage:	70w
Date manufactured:	1970s
Filesize:	383 KiB
Date added:	25 Sep, 2026
Dimensions:	1052 x 1244 pixels
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AngryHorse

[26 Sep, 2026 at 11:41 AM]

Never a good idea this, especially in this age of lantern! Confused

LAllenLighting

[26 Sep, 2026 at 12:02 PM]

Indeed. It's a miracle the bowls have held up this (relatively) well tbh.

Flurofan96

[27 Sep, 2026 at 08:06 PM]

Oh yes the scorched spot of SON being used in SOX fixtures Cool

Ash

[29 Sep, 2026 at 02:24 AM]

I assume the conversion is fairly old, back when they could keep relamping it with SOX. So Why ?

AngryHorse

[29 Sep, 2026 at 10:13 AM]

With it being York, I'd guess they didn't want to remove the heritage? I also think these bowls were not as bad as this before the SON went in?

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