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What really pisses me off about collecting What really pisses me off about collecting possibly even more so than entitled, offended, opinionated raging transexuals is when you have a really nice lamp and it dies. Here I have a really early GE HUNGARY so early that it is labelled just like the GB ones that were only made for a couple years - go to test it and it’s fucking dead lead wires rusted through as Danny thought. This is a real shame - this got me going through some of my other T6 2D lamps in Thorn and GE and they are all ok just this one so far being the nicest that’s fucked. Note the vertical etch with the Thorn date code

What really pisses me off about collecting

What really pisses me off about collecting possibly even more so than entitled, offended, opinionated raging transexuals is when you have a really nice lamp and it dies.
Here I have a really early GE HUNGARY so early that it is labelled just like the GB ones that were only made for a couple years - go to test it and it’s fucking dead lead wires rusted through as Danny thought. This is a real shame - this got me going through some of my other T6 2D lamps in Thorn and GE and they are all ok just this one so far being the nicest that’s fucked.
Note the vertical etch with the Thorn date code

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Beta 5   [04 Apr, 2026 at 12:40 AM]
Yes had this several times, most recently a nice BLI 20W blue that just randomly died. Had Thorn 2D's do it too. it's always the nicest ones that it happens to Rolling Eyes
Danny   [04 Apr, 2026 at 01:15 AM]
It’s really common in 2Ds even in fittings!
Kev   [04 Apr, 2026 at 01:22 AM]
Luckily all the others seem ok
FrontSideBus   [04 Apr, 2026 at 06:38 AM]
Reparable?
Oliver   [04 Apr, 2026 at 09:08 AM]
I've lost count at the amount of 2Ds I had where the wires have rusted and come off flush with the tube, even had it happen to ones which were in use. Had this happen to CFLs too.
Kev   [04 Apr, 2026 at 09:13 AM]
To be fair this is the first one I have known this happen to!
Beta 5   [04 Apr, 2026 at 09:28 AM]
I had a GB GE 16w 4p do it too, that had been sitting under a leaking shed roof when I got it. Guess damp/humidity in storage does for them? If it becomes a real issue would opening them up and painting some lacquer on the lead ins stop it?
Kev   [04 Apr, 2026 at 10:45 AM]
I dunno but I am worried about the rest of my 2Ds now as they have been in that green barn for years as I said though it’s only this one I have ever known do that which pisses of off. I did grab a bunch last night and tested them out they were fine. But I’m thinking the rest need going through
Danny   [04 Apr, 2026 at 10:21 PM]
Well try and sort them out when I come down. Try get enough racking for these and also the pl and CFLs etc. I’m worried about your 6 and 8ft mostly

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