Thorn Radar Red 4ft 40W T12
probably one of my best finds, a whole NOS box of 25 Radar red tubes!

I have wanted a radar tube for a long time, so when these showed up I jumped on them right away, its like buses as they say, you wait a long time and 3 or in this case 25! show up at once...

I plan to take this box of 25 with me to the next gathering for trading for other lamps/tubes if people are interested in them? :)

Thorn Radar Red 4ft 40W T12

probably one of my best finds, a whole NOS box of 25 Radar red tubes!

I have wanted a radar tube for a long time, so when these showed up I jumped on them right away, its like buses as they say, you wait a long time and 3 or in this case 25! show up at once...

I plan to take this box of 25 with me to the next gathering for trading for other lamps/tubes if people are interested in them? :)

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Manufacturer:Thorn
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Date manufactured:1st Factory Week January 1984
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Danny   [24 Nov, 2020 at 06:07 PM]
Wow a full box eh, bloody hell. Id be after 2. Do they all work?
Lightbulbfun   [24 Nov, 2020 at 06:22 PM]
im slowly testing them, got 10 tested so far and all of those have tested good Smile (and I have given each a good couple hours, to make sure I drive off any impurities that may be left over from manufacturing) I do wish I had a 4 lamp 4ft Mod or something like that right about now!
Danny   [24 Nov, 2020 at 06:37 PM]
Where did you find these?
Lightbulbfun   [24 Nov, 2020 at 07:03 PM]
Local find through ebay, it was "collection only", but for once my luck was in as the seller offered local delivery, so he brought them round to me, in his black cab as he is a black cab driver! the seller has another 8 cases!, I would like to pick up another case just for myself but im space and money limited atm! (I did get a 2nd case with this one, but that was bought through me by/for another collector)
Danny   [24 Nov, 2020 at 07:17 PM]
Dont fancy getting me a case and posting them to me do ya?
Lightbulbfun   [24 Nov, 2020 at 08:08 PM]
I cant do anything right now as I dont think I have the space for a 3rd case, and also do keep in mind how much it would cost you, it cost me £40 for the case then just doing some quick checks online it looks like it would be another £20-£40 for postage to yours I think, if your still interested ill keep it in mind Smile but I probably wont be able to do anything until the new year at the earliest (which is when I hope to have the 2nd case sent off to the other collector)
Danny   [24 Nov, 2020 at 08:35 PM]
Oh well doesn't matter. Thank you anyway Cool Cool
Lightbulbfun   [24 Nov, 2020 at 10:16 PM]
I see that the 8 remaining cases have suddenly sold, Im guessing you may have been able to work something out to acquire them? Smile
Andy   [24 Nov, 2020 at 11:05 PM]
Very nice find! I wonder who has bought all the rest?
Lightbulbfun   [24 Nov, 2020 at 11:25 PM]
Thanks Smile I see on the forum side that Slyspark managed to nab the 8 remaining cases and will be distrubting them at the next gathering, I might actually put my name down for a couple incase any of mine are duff and just to keep my case complete as I did already say to another collector that he can have a couple of mine (on my own assumption that I was going to pick up a 2nd case to keep intact for myself but I cant do that now, but im not too bothered, im just glad the 8 remaining cases have gone to a collector here on the forum and have not vanished into the either!)

(on the testing front, pleased to report im up to 15 tested with no dead ones)
Slyspark   [24 Nov, 2020 at 11:45 PM]
Yes, to confirm I have the remaining 8 cases (well, once I've been to collect them anyway). I'll be sharing these out at the next meet, worry not, plenty to go around Smile
FrontSideBus   [25 Nov, 2020 at 02:41 AM]
I really wish they were a deeper red tbqfh!
Slyspark   [25 Nov, 2020 at 06:18 AM]
Ah well, hopefully some of you will be interested anyway as I don't wanna be stuck with this lot and massively out of pocket!
fluorescent   [26 Nov, 2020 at 01:48 AM]
Don't say pink, don't say pink, don't say pink...
Lightbulbfun   [26 Nov, 2020 at 03:41 AM]
they are actually a good bit redder/more magenta then a Pink fluorescent tube, I can upload a comparison picture if anyone is interested? Smile
Funkybulb   [27 Nov, 2020 at 11:40 AM]
I would cause camera just cant do it justics

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