 Last comments - Very old control gear
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very old Crompton ballast and cap for a 400 watt mercury lamp, note the cap in a cast iron switch box !906 viewslampy19/09/15 at 23:22Kev: Have you tested it can't see it not working l...
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BLI gear tray out of a fluorescent street light lantern, mint condition1095 viewslampy19/09/15 at 22:48versalift09: 4 30w tubes? AEI Fleetwood per chance?
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close up of that Revo 400 watt mercury gear, its actually a Philips made under licence, polyester filled1093 viewslampy19/09/15 at 22:45versalift09: Lol just as Phil said
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very old Crompton ballast and cap for a 400 watt mercury lamp, note the cap in a cast iron switch box !906 viewslampy19/09/15 at 22:31lampy: dont know, guess the chap who installed it decided...
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BLI gear tray out of a fluorescent street light lantern, mint condition1095 viewslampy19/09/15 at 15:15AngryHorse: Bet theres some weight in that?
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very old Crompton ballast and cap for a 400 watt mercury lamp, note the cap in a cast iron switch box !906 viewslampy19/09/15 at 15:12AngryHorse: Its kept it clean though!
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BLI gear tray out of a fluorescent street light lantern, mint condition1095 viewslampy19/09/15 at 10:30lampy: starter there as quickstart unit is dead
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BLI gear tray out of a fluorescent street light lantern, mint condition1095 viewslampy19/09/15 at 08:26Kev: Cool QuickStart units! Looks like someone has wire...
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very old Crompton ballast and cap for a 400 watt mercury lamp, note the cap in a cast iron switch box !906 viewslampy19/09/15 at 08:21Kev: Does this work!!!!??? Why such an elaborate box fo...
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close up of that Revo 400 watt mercury gear, its actually a Philips made under licence, polyester filled1093 viewslampy19/09/15 at 08:19Kev: Don't think it would look all that different ...
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close up of that Revo 400 watt mercury gear, its actually a Philips made under licence, polyester filled1093 viewslampy19/09/15 at 00:19AngryHorse: Even better, so the ballast hasn`t done nightly se...
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close up of that Revo 400 watt mercury gear, its actually a Philips made under licence, polyester filled1093 viewslampy19/09/15 at 00:17lampy: not many, it was only rarely lit up, its the one w...
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close up of that Revo 400 watt mercury gear, its actually a Philips made under licence, polyester filled1093 viewslampy19/09/15 at 00:11AngryHorse: Wonder how many hours its done in its life?
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close up of that Revo 400 watt mercury gear, its actually a Philips made under licence, polyester filled1093 viewslampy19/09/15 at 00:08lampy: Its a worker, its all cleaned up now mounted on a ...
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close up of that Revo 400 watt mercury gear, its actually a Philips made under licence, polyester filled1093 viewslampy19/09/15 at 00:07Danny: Ballast looks mint still to be honest
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close up of that Revo 400 watt mercury gear, its actually a Philips made under licence, polyester filled1093 viewslampy19/09/15 at 00:05AngryHorse: Be interesting to do a PFC test on that capacitor,...
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rotton gear821 viewslampy18/08/15 at 18:14Kev: Lol why wouldn't you want to touch it Phil?
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rotton gear821 viewslampy18/08/15 at 18:14Kev: Lol why wouldn't you want to touch it Phil?
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Close up shot, very badly corroded to the point of destruction822 viewslampy18/08/15 at 17:55Dannyk: Lol this is just insane!!!
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Pair of salvaged 400 watt GEC mercury chokes circa 1955992 viewslampy18/08/15 at 17:14lampy: just copied what terminals the old cables were co...
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dodgy wiring ! lol637 viewslampy18/08/15 at 17:08lampy: old street lighting wiring is some of the worst yo...
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rotton gear821 viewslampy18/08/15 at 17:06lampy: no, its air gap insulation only lol, no earth, but...
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proof of the pudding982 viewslampy18/08/15 at 07:33Kev: Made in England just after the war it's going...
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rotton gear821 viewslampy17/08/15 at 23:41AngryHorse: Hope you earthed this for the test Phil! :r...
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