GE Helical Generations « on: May 19, 2022, 10:54:47 PM » Author: N3210
I discovered I had 2 generations of GE Helical. I did some google searching and I discovered this: Correct me if anything is wrong. 1st Generation: Big (Credit to lite_lover) 2nd Generation: Preheat? with external ballast (Mine is daylight, that could be rare?) 3rd Generation: Same build as 2nd generation, except lumens listed 4th Generation: Has holes on bottom and top.
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	Re: GE Helical Generations « Reply #1 on: May 20, 2022, 02:41:11 AM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
All of these CFL lamps use integrated electronic ballasts.
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	Re: GE Helical Generations « Reply #2 on: May 20, 2022, 11:12:08 AM » Author: N3210
Mine (with external ballast) starts differently. How can it be electronic ballast? (I have video)
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	Re: GE Helical Generations « Reply #3 on: May 20, 2022, 11:42:57 AM » Author: Patrick
What do you mean by external ballast?  Here's a spiral CFL with a non-integrated ballast, but they aren't common.
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	Re: GE Helical Generations « Reply #4 on: May 21, 2022, 02:29:50 AM » Author: N3210
I define "external ballast" as this:
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	Re: GE Helical Generations « Reply #5 on: May 21, 2022, 03:56:59 AM » Author: dor123
The ballast is still integrated into the lamp. External ballasts CFL is the PL lamps.
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	Re: GE Helical Generations « Reply #6 on: May 21, 2022, 12:35:11 PM » Author: N3210
Ohhhhhh... Then again, I wonder why my Helicals start differently though? Different ballast technology?
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	Re: GE Helical Generations « Reply #8 on: May 22, 2022, 02:47:03 PM » Author: Patrick
Lights of America states that they introduced their "Twister Bulb" in 1997.  Their early spiral CFLs were stamped "Made in USA" though whether they actually formed their own glass or imported tubes they merely assembled, that I don't know.  LOA has a reputation for exaggerating the extent to which their products are made domestically, as well as the lumen output and average life.  I see their website is gone, so I wonder if they've finally gone out of business.  The quality of their LED products was arguably even more dubious than their fluorescents, and they'd pretty much disappeared from major retailers over the past decade.
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	Re: GE Helical Generations « Reply #9 on: May 23, 2022, 02:58:07 AM » Author: AngryHorse
Interesting, I never noticed the ‘ball’ shape on the GE before!, question is though, to keep this shape how did they remove the spiralling mantle from the tube once it was coiled?
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	Re: GE Helical Generations « Reply #11 on: May 23, 2022, 07:27:26 AM » Author: AngryHorse
That sounds plausible yes, I’ve only ever seen the rotating metal ones?
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	Re: GE Helical Generations « Reply #12 on: May 23, 2022, 08:08:33 AM » Author: dor123
Quote from: Patrick on May 22, 2022, 02:47:03 PM Lights of America states that they introduced their "Twister Bulb" in 1997.  Their early spiral CFLs were stamped "Made in USA" though whether they actually formed their own glass or imported tubes they merely assembled, that I don't know.  LOA has a reputation for exaggerating the extent to which their products are made domestically, as well as the lumen output and average life.  I see their website is gone, so I wonder if they've finally gone out of business.  The quality of their LED products was arguably even more dubious than their fluorescents, and they'd pretty much disappeared from major retailers over the past decade. I think they were only an American importer of Chinese lamps, that stamped their brands of the lamps they were imported.
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