Thorn Popular Pack PPC - 2 x 18 W MCF
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
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This video features the activation and operation of three Thorn Popular Pack battens, each running two T8 (26 mm / 1 inch) diameter, 600 mm (2 ft) 18 Watt linear fluorescent lamps.
All three fittings use EFS 120 Pulsestarter electronic starters for series lamp operation (one ballast driving two lamps). The lamps supplied with the fittings were UK-made GEs dating from 1998; these have proven surprisingly unreliable, and several have failed, resulting in their replacement with Sylvania LuxLine Plus equivalents, despite showing no signs of electrode blackening, and seeing little use. All lamps have a 3500 K ("White") triphosphor colour temperature, however, and with the diffusers in place, they look identical.
The Popular Packs replaced 50 Watt GU10 halogen downlights, which I loathed with a passion!
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Oh my… Those are certainly way better replacements! Love how the EFS 120’s start them up too :)
Absolutely! Yes, it's interesting that there is that slight extra delay at each point further down the circuit, which causes the EFSs to strike consecutively!
I love these Thorn Popular Packs.
They're great, aren't they - the only design flaw is that the diffusers become fly catchers (indeed, the reason that I took them down initially was because of the amount of insects that were decomposing in them!) but Thorn was right to think of how 'popular' they would become!
The are beautiful!
Thanks!
A question, do you have any ‘dutch’ fixtures? As the Philips SRM etc. or do you just stick to collecting luminaires from britain
Aside from the Dutch designs that turned up on British streets, I haven't - I've tended to keep with the lanterns that are familiar to me on account of limited storage space, though I do like the SRM design, as you happened to mention it.
Ah okay!
It looks like they have electronic ballasts in them
Nope; just EFS120 Pulsestarters.
Just a quick question - what Camera/lens do you use for the close-up shots of lanterns in situ?
The current choice is a Canon SX70HS bridge camera - it struggles a bit with 50 Hz frequency flicker if I'm photographing a lantern that is lit, but in good sunlight, with a blue sky, it produces some excellent close-ups...as will be seen when the next site update lands (hopefully soon)!
@@StreetLightOnline I'm sure looking forward to the next update - I have a feeling it will be a big one since it's a couple of years since the last update
Ohh yes! Hopefully, it'll be up before the end of this year - nearly 400 new Survivor articles at the time of writing - phew!
@@StreetLightOnline Not sure if it is a bit late but on Gutteridge Lane near Romford there is an old concrete column submerged in foliage but still in plain sight
Found it! What's the story with that one - was there a premises on that piece of land in the past, do you know?