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Internally Illuminated Sign Saved the other night after it was replaced on the A30. This is all original although the chokes appear to be 20w from new. The 15w lamps i fitted in 11/15 are doing fine and have been running 24/7. Looks to date from c1974 when the road was constructed

Internally Illuminated Sign

Saved the other night after it was replaced on the A30. This is all original although the chokes appear to be 20w from new. The 15w lamps i fitted in 11/15 are doing fine and have been running 24/7. Looks to date from c1974 when the road was constructed

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Date added:29 Mar, 2017
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Andy   [29 Mar, 2017 at 04:58 PM]
Good save that! I've not seen one of these old fibreglass signs for years.
Danny   [29 Mar, 2017 at 05:02 PM]
Wonderful save. I love this!
RobTDCI   [29 Mar, 2017 at 05:43 PM]
Have always loved the internally lit signs!
AngryHorse   [29 Mar, 2017 at 06:49 PM]
Oh, I remember these, along with the old fibreglass traffic island bollards using twin 13watt T5s Cool
Kev   [29 Mar, 2017 at 08:13 PM]
This is just awesome love the way it's that old even the SB starters are dated 11/95! Surprised must be a good 1970s sign and those old ballasts look original! 💪🏿
lampy   [29 Mar, 2017 at 10:04 PM]
what make, pierce gowshall? forrest city?
lampy   [29 Mar, 2017 at 10:05 PM]
looks like thorn/BLI gear and rubber push fit lampholders
Slyspark   [22 Jul, 2020 at 04:26 AM]
When you think about it - that's been lit 24/7 (apart from failed lamps) for 43 years!!! That's quite amazing really.... Find me ANYTHING LED (save for a power indication LED maybe) that will manage that, or for that matter, 43 months....
Oliver   [22 Jul, 2020 at 03:08 PM]
You will be lucky to get 10 years out of an LED LUA. The LEDs and drivers are impossible to replace so the whole unit has to be binned. In 10 years, a fluorescent sign light may only go through 3 sets tubes or less if you use really good tubes.
Slyspark   [22 Jul, 2020 at 03:14 PM]
10 years, that's being a bit optimistic! Round here, they seem to go faulty in no time, there are loads under a year old, all strobing away. They all replaced perfectly working fluorescent ones too!
Oliver   [22 Jul, 2020 at 04:08 PM]
What trays are they using? The ones here are these. They don't seem to be too bad so far but I don't think they will last more than 10 years, especially the ones with no photocell. I can be sure that we won't be seeing them still working after 20 years!
Slyspark   [22 Jul, 2020 at 04:12 PM]
Mix of those (on complete replacements) and a retrofit tray on others. Both seem crap.
Oliver   [22 Jul, 2020 at 04:18 PM]
Yeah, even the proper Simmonsigns ones looks crap. Entire thing made of plastic compared to the old fluorescent ones that are aluminium. They glare more than the fluorescent ones too. I've got a picture of a fluorescent one vs LED in the gallery and the LED one puts out so much more glare.

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