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Smell-o-vision A super crispy Tridonic EC58 removed at work today. You can probably smell this just from looking at the picture lol.

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A super crispy Tridonic EC58 removed at work today. You can probably smell this just from looking at the picture lol.

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Album name:fluorescent / Fail
Manufacturer:Tridonic
Type/Model:EC58
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Date added:09 Aug, 2025
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Oliver   [09 Aug, 2025 at 10:46 PM]
Been on a stuck starter ages?
Beta 5   [09 Aug, 2025 at 11:13 PM]
The unmistakable smell of scorched Tridonic Laughing
Flurofan96   [09 Aug, 2025 at 11:26 PM]
That's totally cooked
Danny   [10 Aug, 2025 at 09:24 AM]
That’s got a bit warm
Patrick   [10 Aug, 2025 at 01:23 PM]
Familiar sight Rolling Eyes what fitting was this in? They sometimes survive when bolted directly to the metal spine or have a trough reflector
Slyspark   [10 Aug, 2025 at 11:43 PM]
Haha, yes, I can smell this from over 200 miles away. Yuk!
fluorescent   [03 Sep, 2025 at 12:54 PM]
@Oliver: Yeah about five days lol. Probably been on a stuck starter loads previously though
@Patrick: it was in a Thorn Pop Pack and yeah floating 'mid air' on one of the crappy spring steel clip things found in later Pop Packs
Flurofan96   [03 Sep, 2025 at 05:50 PM]
So basically having a ballast supported mid air spring setup is not rly ideal then
Patrick   [03 Sep, 2025 at 10:25 PM]
Sometime in 2004 Thorn introduced that spring steel clip, but this was a problem in Crompacks with those raised choke spacers from 2001/2 onwards, Tridonic changed something Rolling Eyes
Flurofan96   [03 Sep, 2025 at 10:45 PM]
The only fixture that is in use at my parents house that uses Tridonic ballast is the Tamlite 58W one from 2004 - I put a B&Q starter which is Philips S10 made in Poland and I ensure that it doesn't get stressed by either stuck starter or an EOL tube
Liam   [06 Apr, 2026 at 02:38 PM]
Had a EC70 do this from just flashing a EOL tube for 2 hours lol wasnt stuck either Rolling Eyes The smell is only what i can describe as HOT swimming pool chlorine mixed with sun cream but once the fitting is opened fuck me its like 100 plastic bags have been set fire to at once Laughing
Beta 5   [06 Apr, 2026 at 06:51 PM]
I do woder what they changed in the more recent ones to make them do this. They are the same physical size so must be something to do with the windings?
AngryHorse   [06 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 PM]
Love it, Tridonic KFC (krispy fried choke) Very Happy

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