Thorn 115v 60hz 2ft 18/20w Ballast

Found in a oval lamp holder PP18 I acquired recently. I noticed the ballast looked a bit small before testing it, luckily I looked a bit closer and saw it was for 115v 60hz supplies!

I have now swapped the ballast out for whatever I laid my hands on first, which was a VS similar to the one pictured as size comparison.

Thorn 115v 60hz 2ft 18/20w Ballast


Found in a oval lamp holder PP18 I acquired recently. I noticed the ballast looked a bit small before testing it, luckily I looked a bit closer and saw it was for 115v 60hz supplies!

I have now swapped the ballast out for whatever I laid my hands on first, which was a VS similar to the one pictured as size comparison.

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Funkybulb   [29 Apr, 2019 at 12:34 PM]
ooooh this somthing I can use on US side of the pond. Cool
FrontSideBus   [29 Apr, 2019 at 01:05 PM]
Interesting!
fluorescent   [30 Apr, 2019 at 12:35 PM]
@Funkybulb, I could be tempted to part with it, PM me if you're interested
Lightbulbfun   [30 Apr, 2019 at 05:09 PM]
I wonder if the Pop pack was made for use on a ship somewhere? cant say I have come across a 110-120V Pop pack before let alone one thats rated for 60Hz Smile
fluorescent   [30 Apr, 2019 at 09:23 PM]
The fitting was in an industrial control panel where the control voltage would have been 110v, probably 50hz so the tube wouldn't have been driven properly.
oliver   [30 Apr, 2019 at 09:51 PM]
Do you have a picture of the control panel?
fluorescent   [30 Apr, 2019 at 09:58 PM]
Nope and the building it was in has now been flattened. It was a large panel, probably 1.8m high, 600mm deep and about 3 meters wide in total, split into about 3 cubicles. This was in the small 'control' cubicle that had an inverter front-end and a few relays and fuses in. Really should have taken a picture actually!
Funkybulb   [02 May, 2019 at 03:36 PM]
@Fluorescent i sent ya a PM

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