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my latest preheater, turned off here it is! i changed the tubes to vintage ones for show. afterwards i changed them again to ge utility cool whites and sylvania deluxe cool whites to use. i also checked the starters they are GE and Dura ones, look to be 60s or so. Keywords: Indoor_Fixtures

my latest preheater, turned off

here it is! i changed the tubes to vintage ones for show. afterwards i changed them again to ge utility cool whites and sylvania deluxe cool whites to use. i also checked the starters they are GE and Dura ones, look to be 60s or so.

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Album name:Silverliner14B / Preheat Fluorescents
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GEsoftwhite100watts   [May 01, 2013 at 12:51 AM]
Beautiful fixture! If I was there in person I'd be tempted to make you an offer on that thing... Laughing
Nice save! I see a westy blackender and what looks like a GE Mainlighter and a Sylvania lamp, what is the other one?
And is that a vintage car in the background? Looks like you don't drive it often; looks like the hood is extra shelf space! Laughing I think I see some Lifeline endcaps?
And are you permanently wiring it with Romex? I think it's fine, just curious...
streetlight98   [May 01, 2013 at 01:46 AM]
looks like the first and third from the left are both GEs from the endcaps. i agree. what a beautie! aren't four lamp preheaters a bit rare?
joe_347V   [May 01, 2013 at 03:52 AM]
Nice, that reflector looks huge to. I wouldn't been surprised if they had a longer version for T17 lamps with the same reflector style.
streetlight98   [May 01, 2013 at 11:01 AM]
yeah the reflector looks to be about the width of my grandpa's T17 louvered industrial fixture. I wonder if three and four lamp T17 fixtures were made. I bet a four lamper would be HEAVY!!!
GEsoftwhite100watts   [May 02, 2013 at 12:09 AM]
With those ballasts? No kidding!
streetlight98   [May 02, 2013 at 01:03 AM]
even just an empty fixture would way a ton from back then given at how sturdy fixtures were back in the 40s.
GEsoftwhite100watts   [May 02, 2013 at 01:04 AM]
Yeah, with the thick porcealin-coated metal...
joe_347V   [May 02, 2013 at 01:21 AM]
I find even fixtures made in the 90s were a lot sturdier than fixtures made now. But yeah those 40s and 50s era fixtures should be almost indestructible. Also those T17 ballasts should be a good 20 lbs or more. They're roughly the same size as a modern VHO ballast.
Rick M.   [May 19, 2013 at 10:00 PM]
Nice fixture! Must be pretty epic to see four bulbs go through the preheat cycle at once! Cool

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