Author Topic: Buying Light Fixtures For Spare Parts  (Read 605 times)
108CAM
Member
*****
Offline

Gender: Male
View Posts
View Gallery

Diehard MV, HPS, SOX & Preheat Fluorescent Fanatic


UCG6Xojn8dNgDuN9J7_Gnj8w
Buying Light Fixtures For Spare Parts « on: March 14, 2024, 04:03:27 AM » Author: 108CAM
I recently got these lights and am in the process of parting them out. This has made me feel rather sad at myself because I'm pretty much scrapping fixtures that are still in full working order.

Has anyone else done this? I'd like to know because when I'm not alone with what I do, it makes me feel better knowing that other people have taken the same approach and had a positive outcome.
Logged

Fluro starter pings combined with a 50hz ballast hum and blinking tubes is music to my ears.

Rest in Peace Electronic Lamp Manufacturers of Australia
1925-2002

Bring back the AJF Zodiacs!

Total incidents since joining LG: 18
Lamps accidently broken or smashed: 15
Ballast explosions/burnouts: 3

wide-lite 1000
Member
*****
Offline

Gender: Male
View Posts
View Gallery


Re: Buying Light Fixtures For Spare Parts « Reply #1 on: March 14, 2024, 05:23:46 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
 I bought this : https://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=5198&pos=36&pid=226638 with full intentions of parting it out and scrapping the remainder .  I'm in the process of parting out some of my other streetlights that are either in bad shape or missing key parts .  I'm learning that I just can't save all of them !!  One of my scrapped fixtures just provided another collector with a correct ballast for one of his projects .  Eventually you'll either run out of space or piss off the powers that be . ( Family , neighbors , the city !) which will put a seriously tight hold on getting anything else which could come in the form of an ultra rare light you've been looking for for ages .
Logged

Collector,Hoarder,Pack-rat! Clear mercury Rules!!

HomeBrewLamps
Member
*****
Offline

Gender: Male
View Posts
View Gallery


SodiumVapor 105843202020668111118 UCpGClK_9OH8N4QkD1fp-jNw majorpayne1226 187567902@N04/
Re: Buying Light Fixtures For Spare Parts « Reply #2 on: March 24, 2024, 04:51:34 AM » Author: HomeBrewLamps
Kinda how it is with trucks. I want alot of them but I need to pick the ones that speak to me the most due to space constraints.
Logged

~Owen

:colorbulb: Scavenger, Urban Explorer, Lighting Enthusiast and Creator of homebrewlamps 8) :colorbulb:

Print 
© 2005-2024 Lighting-Gallery.net | SMF 2.0.19 | SMF © 2021, Simple Machines | Terms and Policies