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circa 1965-1976 Fisher Pierce Photocell This is my second inside-painted Fisher Pierce photocell. I think this one is older than my other one though. The base has the years '65 through '76 on the bottom so it must be between those years. there's an oval sticker that says "NL 8" on it as well as the wedge-shaped sticker with 6690C (part number), the number 32 on the bottom left, and "137292" stamped on the tag. Is the photocell from 1972? Note the sealed eye too. The photocell is a multivolt dispite the gray color. I guess the church got the PC from Narragansett Electric at one point... Keywords: Gear

circa 1965-1976 Fisher Pierce Photocell

This is my second inside-painted Fisher Pierce photocell. I think this one is older than my other one though. The base has the years '65 through '76 on the bottom so it must be between those years. there's an oval sticker that says "NL 8" on it as well as the wedge-shaped sticker with 6690C (part number), the number 32 on the bottom left, and "137292" stamped on the tag. Is the photocell from 1972? Note the sealed eye too.

The photocell is a multivolt dispite the gray color. I guess the church got the PC from Narragansett Electric at one point...

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Filename:gol060514_005.JPG
Album name:Mike / My Photocells
Keywords:Gear
Filesize:123 KiB
Date added:Jun 05, 2014
Dimensions:1284 x 1094 pixels
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DateTime Original:2009:03:27 01:10:10
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Exposure Time:1/31352 sec
FNumber:f/2.8
Flash:No Flash
Focal length:28.8125 mm
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Make:Vivicam
Model:V5024
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lite_lover   [Jun 06, 2014 at 02:00 AM]
Nice PC! Looks like it could be from 3rd Quarter 1969.
streetlight98   [Jun 06, 2014 at 03:04 AM]
Oh wow! My oldest photocell! This thing has some weight to it too. My other Fisher Pierce like this is 120V and is around the same weight as a modern PC but this thing is like two PCs together!
vaporeyes   [Jun 06, 2014 at 05:17 AM]
That's a beauty. Like the lamps of the same era, these were durable and lasted for decades. Not like the new photocontrols the LED fixtures sport, which are too sensitive and sometimes fail the first week they're installed.
streetlight98   [Jun 06, 2014 at 11:03 AM]
I couldn't agree more. Older stuff was great and those sealed CdS eyes that Fisher Pierce somtimes decided to use (i don't know why they weren't more consistant lol) are virtually unkillable lol. I moved the sheild down soem to make it more sensitive since it was practically covering the whole window. I'd like to do the same to the other two FPs but they're snap-on units and the plastic is pretty brittle.
HPSM250R2   [Oct 04, 2014 at 08:22 PM]
The sealed CdS eyes are an option Fisher Pierce used to offer, along with other manufacturers as well. It was referred to as "hermetically sealed". Precision still offers sealed eyes for their cadmium sulfide electronic photocontrols.
streetlight98   [Oct 04, 2014 at 08:59 PM]
Ahh I see. That explains why some have it and some don't.

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