GE UK made Export fluorescent for USA
I found this on ebay.  This fluorescent lamps is very interestng UK export lamp for American market.   It a use a old school 6500 K halophosphate.  Here what gets me it uses special condense version of thorn date code but in 8 dot format to date this lamp.  As date coding was found on James website. Thanks james for providing valuble date code information
 For the UK produced GE tubes for American market.   I have few 17, 32, and 40 watt Trimline 
 Lamps from this same time period.  I suspected GE was upgrading the T8 product line at the the time as T8 was primarly was made for T8 short tube Switch start lamps. And demand for HF tubes just taking off around in the mid 1990s.   I give credit to Dez for helping me date this lamp.  As this one appears as date of November 1994 with 8 dot date coding system.
 And thank u James for providing the dating sheets.

GE UK made Export fluorescent for USA

I found this on ebay. This fluorescent lamps is very interestng UK export lamp for American market. It a use a old school 6500 K halophosphate. Here what gets me it uses special condense version of thorn date code but in 8 dot format to date this lamp. As date coding was found on James website. Thanks james for providing valuble date code information
For the UK produced GE tubes for American market. I have few 17, 32, and 40 watt Trimline
Lamps from this same time period. I suspected GE was upgrading the T8 product line at the the time as T8 was primarly was made for T8 short tube Switch start lamps. And demand for HF tubes just taking off around in the mid 1990s. I give credit to Dez for helping me date this lamp. As this one appears as date of November 1994 with 8 dot date coding system.
And thank u James for providing the dating sheets.

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Album name:Funkybulb / Fluorescent Tubes
Manufacturer:GE (Thorn)
Type/Model:F30T8D
Wattage:30 watts
Date manufactured:November 1994
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Liam   [23 Jan, 2021 at 01:08 AM]
First time i've seen a GB GE with that type of etch Shocked
Slyspark   [23 Jan, 2021 at 01:22 AM]
Interesting - I've seen US made GE tubes here before, but didn't relise GE sent them the other way too!

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