1990...1999



S2 (Philips)

This box of starters was given to me by a friend of mine, a box of 25 in total. The interior may be filled with argon or xenon, energized to emit a light blue light with high brightness.

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VTFE 125W (Tež Tesla (tt))

Here are my bulbs. I got them today, in new condition. They have original box. Interestingly these bulbs aren't same. One bulb has thinner coating, the other has dimple at the top. Both of them are same wattage, brand and cap type (E27). Color is bright and has nice CRI.

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FC DS 20W (Tesla Pančevo)

Here are the first tubes in collection. I bought 5 of them in 2017 and only 4 survived to this day. 3 of them are 100% working, 4th one has broken wires. Color is daylight (DS), CRI is good. Tubes are new and have less than 10 hours of use.

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«Дельта» (Трансвит)

This lamp is still being produced unchanged. The box has not survived, but it was purchased at the end of 1999 or in 2000. The electronic ballast in it proved to be quite reliable, it still works after 20 years, despite the fact that the first half of them it worked in an unheated room (on the balcony). It also treats the lamps with care, although 2G7 lamps are less common in stores than G23. But the joint to which the plafond is attached broke in the first months. It's amazing how such a thin piece of plastic could hold something? The photo shows the replacement for it.

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Звонок ЗВ

Recently I got into my hands such an interesting electromechanical bell. As far as I know, it worked in the alarm system, which guarded some office, together with an incandescent lamp (separate light and sound alarm).

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SF-2 (Tesla Pančevo)

Photos show starters of the same brand. I bought the metal starters in 2017 and the plastic ones last year.

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ЛБ 20-1 (Лисма)

This is one of my favorite tubes. It's very durable and you can see that it worked a lot, but here's the miracle: it still turns on fine, gives a lot of light, and colors are clearly visible.

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WLS 400W TD (COBR Polam)

This is a prototype linear high pressure sodium lamp from the small research & development laboratory of the Polish national lamp manufacturer, COBR Polam. It was manufactured around 1997 as part of a small trial series, but did not go into mass production. The dimensions of the lamp and the type of end caps have clearly been designed to allow it to replace 1500W tungsten halogen lamps of the same length. It is unusual for linear high pressure sodium lamps in that the outer jacket is under vacuum, instead of the usual argon filling.

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