Most sought after fluorescent lamps? « on: June 14, 2022, 03:09:08 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
Does anyone know of any linear fluorescent tubes, self ballasted CFL lamps, non integrated CFL lamps, circline lamps, and U bend fluorescent tubes that are highly sought after by many collectors besides the Philips SL self ballasted CFL lamps?
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	Re: Most sought after fluorescent lamps? « Reply #1 on: June 14, 2022, 05:40:44 PM » Author: LightsoftheWest
Seems like the Westinghouse Circlarc, the GE Powergroove, and the Duro-Test Vita-Lite and Power-Twist tubes were very sought after.
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	Re: Most sought after fluorescent lamps? « Reply #3 on: June 14, 2022, 10:25:30 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
I am also wondering about some highly sought after non integrated CFL lamps that are not intended to be retrofitted into incandescent fixtures.
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	Re: Most sought after fluorescent lamps? « Reply #4 on: June 15, 2022, 10:33:03 PM » Author: 108CAM
I'm happy to say that I have a brass ender in my collection! Another sought after tube is the 8 foot bayonet cap tube.
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	Re: Most sought after fluorescent lamps? « Reply #5 on: June 16, 2022, 11:22:22 AM » Author: funkybulb
There F100T12 streetlighting tubes ,  RF fluorescents.  Radar reds, radar blues,  Thorn colored 2D,  and color PL lamps.  And any 14 watt colored fluorescents.   Any tubes in halophosphor whites in the US.  Magnotronic striped tubes. 5 foot BC capped tubes.  Also wacky tubes like circline golds.  Well here some of my stuff I have in personal collection in Texas  Radar reds,  Thorn colored 2ds   Osram PL 9 in red, blue and green    Sunlite PL13 green     Atlas double life 30 watt green    40 watt BLI 2 foot red    6 westinghouse econ- nova found in texas dirt!     Sylvania 32 watt gold circline      Westinghouse circlark     Cool green tubes     Brass ender flourescents including color tubes     F40 incandescent fluorescent     F100T12 HO mogal bi pin street lighting tube     F90T12 energy saver tube      F90T17 and PG tubes
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	Re: Most sought after fluorescent lamps? « Reply #9 on: June 19, 2022, 08:01:41 PM » Author: 108CAM
Quote from: Foxtronix on June 18, 2022, 04:15:15 PM Any F40 that's pre-RS (with preheat only electrodes) is pretty hard to find, bonus if it's any shade of white! Luckily all the 240v countries stuck with preheat so finding old tubes is made a bit easier but can still be hard due to things like age and how many of a certain tube were produced.
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	Re: Most sought after fluorescent lamps? « Reply #10 on: June 23, 2022, 04:36:27 AM » Author: Silverliner
And the Westinghouse Octolume! The rarest of all F32T8s!
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