Filthy Fitzgerald LP40

Just rescued two of these, as you can see a victim of being in a smoking environment for many years!

Glad I got these, they both have an assembled date of 10/85, my birth month & year

Filthy Fitzgerald LP40


Just rescued two of these, as you can see a victim of being in a smoking environment for many years!

Glad I got these, they both have an assembled date of 10/85, my birth month & year

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Album name:fluorescent / Fittings
Rating (1 votes):55555
Manufacturer:Fitzgerald
Type/Model:LP40
Wattage:36/40w
Date manufactured:October 1985
Filesize:2194 KiB
Date added:10 Oct, 2018
Dimensions:2871 x 1742 pixels
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Simon_R   [10 Oct, 2018 at 08:54 AM]
Good save..Bet they stink too. LOL Sad
lasagafield   [10 Oct, 2018 at 09:51 AM]
Cracking save! The 20W version of this was what got me into light collecting! Nothing beats old Fitz's!
Danny   [10 Oct, 2018 at 11:42 AM]
Amazing save i rescued a PP Not long back that was in worse condition than this and it cleaned up nicely although i had to strip it to bits and bath the spine in hot water
FrontSideBus   [10 Oct, 2018 at 12:16 PM]
I wonder if Mr Muscle would work on this without damaging the paint.
lasagafield   [10 Oct, 2018 at 12:16 PM]
Straight up used bleach on my 20W didn't do it any harm.
Funkybulb   [10 Oct, 2018 at 12:30 PM]
I do own a LP40 that I found in Austin, Texas brand new in the box. it came with GE lamp.
Dave   [10 Oct, 2018 at 04:50 PM]
I used Vinegar on mine. As mad as it sounds it cleaned a diffuser up from an a sickly brown colour from all its years of being in a smoking environment, to absolutely perfect condition. No reason why it wouldn't work on paint too.
lasagafield   [10 Oct, 2018 at 07:41 PM]
I've also used vinegar on other gear. Can confirm it's a good cleaner!
fluorescent   [11 Oct, 2018 at 03:08 PM]
I normally strip them down and wash in hot water & washing up liquid. I want to make sure the labels remain in tact on this one so will try vinegar or just use soapy water & a cloth without actually soaking it in water. Vinegar is great stuff, it's super cheap and cleans many things. Also great with chips.
lasagafield   [11 Oct, 2018 at 03:19 PM]
Disassemble it and soak all the parts in a washingup/bleach mix mix for a few minutes and scrub the outsides well. obviously dont submerge anything with labels/ballasts put bits somewhere where they'll dry quickly as you don't want contacts corroding. Caked on nicotine needs a good soak.
Ash   [12 Oct, 2018 at 09:06 AM]
Oven cleaner (sodium hypochlorite based). But beware it will destroy any paint etches or labels. Mask off the label with something like big patch of tape over a piece of paper to prevent the sticking of the tape to the label itself. Don't wet the tape patch much or it will unstick or leak

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