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Proper Control Gear This is what real control gear looks like not the crap you see when you open a modern lantern. This 80w gear is still operating its Revo Prefect lantern in 2016 and the clock dates it to 1972. That's a phenomenal 44 years of service and the clock even keeps time! I gave it a new lamp last week as the one I fitted in around 2009 had packed up. This particular example is not on the council inventory and has managed to fly under the radar for decades untouched!

Proper Control Gear

This is what real control gear looks like not the crap you see when you open a modern lantern. This 80w gear is still operating its Revo Prefect lantern in 2016 and the clock dates it to 1972. That's a phenomenal 44 years of service and the clock even keeps time! I gave it a new lamp last week as the one I fitted in around 2009 had packed up. This particular example is not on the council inventory and has managed to fly under the radar for decades untouched!

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Date added:08 Mar, 2016
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AngryHorse   [08 Mar, 2016 at 11:02 PM]
Shocked Shocked That clock is mint!, those sparkies did quite well back then, cramming all that in there! Cool
Danny   [08 Mar, 2016 at 11:05 PM]
wow this is amazing to see, i hope it stays OFF the council inventory as well!
AngryHorse   [08 Mar, 2016 at 11:07 PM]
Bet that incomer is lead too! Very Happy
Kev   [08 Mar, 2016 at 11:10 PM]
Seen this with my own 2 eyes. A joy to see! Cool
AngryHorse   [08 Mar, 2016 at 11:14 PM]
Street lighting back then was quality, you can see it in this installation, imagine having boxes of those clocks and ballasts on the van!, today they still fork out high prices for road lightind, but on worthless crap!
Kev   [08 Mar, 2016 at 11:19 PM]
I agree rich, like Harvard node system which only kinda works lol
AngryHorse   [08 Mar, 2016 at 11:22 PM]
Have you noticed how all Amperas are all slightly different colours!! Laughing Laughing
Danny   [08 Mar, 2016 at 11:23 PM]
thats coz their shite lol
RobTDCI   [08 Mar, 2016 at 11:49 PM]
Love that time switch, just thinking of the crap plug in timers like I use for my fish aquarium light that start jamming and making ratling noises after a couple of years usage.
FrontSideBus   [09 Mar, 2016 at 12:18 AM]
I wonder how many otheres are off the radar. In fact who knows what else is still connected to the grid and live!
Dave   [09 Mar, 2016 at 01:05 AM]
A super survivor in todays day and age, well done for keeping the old thing working.
Kev   [09 Mar, 2016 at 01:19 AM]
Lol yeh the big ones most certainly are rich! Was only thinking that last night driving around Plymouth also noticing how many were failing lol
lampy   [09 Mar, 2016 at 08:00 PM]
Venner MSQP
lampy   [09 Mar, 2016 at 08:00 PM]
has this got a board service?
versalift09   [02 Sep, 2016 at 10:26 PM]
See my latest upload...
OsramAwesomness2   [07 Oct, 2017 at 07:51 PM]
Now thats what I call a proper street light
FrontSideBus   [07 Oct, 2017 at 09:10 PM]
Very nice Smile I wonder just how much electricity is wasted through abondoned and forgotten services?
lampy   [09 Oct, 2017 at 10:47 PM]
its not metered so nobody will ever know or notice

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