Revo enamel factory fitting
Just scored three of these Revo enamel reflector fittings. Twin lamp MA/V and high power tungsten. My guess is the tungsten ballasts the merc?

Revo enamel factory fitting

Just scored three of these Revo enamel reflector fittings. Twin lamp MA/V and high power tungsten. My guess is the tungsten ballasts the merc?

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Album name:AgentHalogen_87 / Industrial lighting
Manufacturer:Revo
Type/Model:?
Wattage:MA/V + Tungsten
Date manufactured:1950s?
Filesize:344 KiB
Date added:16 Aug, 2026
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Danny   [16 Aug, 2026 at 10:51 PM]
I’d agree. How is it wired?
Andy   [17 Aug, 2026 at 02:50 AM]
Bloody hell, what a find! Looks like an Osram GEC 250W MA lamp. Pretty unused too! Cool
FrontSideBus   [17 Aug, 2026 at 08:56 AM]
Interesting. I'd guess the tungsten was to add a bit of colour to the otherwise grim MA!
AngryHorse   [17 Aug, 2026 at 10:17 AM]
Incredible it’s still got the original lamps in! Cool
AgentHalogen_87   [18 Aug, 2026 at 04:14 PM]
Certainly could be original lamps. It's a 300W tungsten, I can't find an etch on the MA lamps.
Olav   [19 Aug, 2026 at 05:41 PM]
I agree with FrontSideBus's statement. The tungstenamp is NOT the ballast for the MA lamp; rather, it serves to enhance the color. It's a kind of mixed light. The ballast for the MA lamp was most likely mounted externally in a gearbox. Such designs were also common in continental Europe.
Lightbulbfun   [20 Aug, 2026 at 03:49 AM]
Oh wow! thats a very cool find! as Olav mentions these where common in Europe and to a much lesser degree in the UK when mercury was first introduced, the GLS lamp is not a ballast, but simply there to provide a bit of extra red light! very cool to see one over here, while they did exist here they where not so common, similar-ish setups also existed in the US, but I think often they would just use a mix of mercury and GLS fixtures
SouthWalesSOX   [20 Aug, 2026 at 07:03 PM]
Amazing!
Flurofan96   [20 Aug, 2026 at 10:00 PM]
Knowing about these 2 lamp fixtures (medium pressure MV lamp and a GLS incandescent lamp) this was basically a colour enhancement technique until coated medium pressure MV lamps like @Andy has got became more widespread or more commnly the high pressure coated mercury lamp - I didn't hear about them being self ballasted so would need a ballast - though considering what Danny said, worth checking the wiring especially due to it being pre 1960s
AgentHalogen_87   [21 Aug, 2026 at 05:00 PM]
I've just checked the wiring, it is two separate circuits, you are all correct. The tungsten is to improve colour not a ballast.
Ash   [21 Aug, 2026 at 10:14 PM]
Is there any marking (or signs of it existing once) which socket is for which lamp ? Screwing the MA into the socket for the GLS would be exciting for anyone on the factory floor
AgentHalogen_87   [21 Aug, 2026 at 11:18 PM]
I don't believe there is, but the likelihood of both lamps failing at the same time would have been slim, if they were ever changed at all
Flurofan96   [22 Aug, 2026 at 09:20 PM]
Most likely that the incandescent would have failed first and the fixture might have seen at least one change due to the fact of how the lamps were built to last
AgentHalogen_87   [23 Aug, 2026 at 07:33 AM]
One of the tungsten lamps is pearl, while the other two are clear, so you could be right there
AgentHalogen_87   [02 Sep, 2026 at 06:47 PM]
I've just tested both MA/V lamps, and both strike and run up well. It's been decades since they were last ran and yet no problems coming back to life!

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