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Help on ID'ing Mercury vapor lamp
Mike:
Ok, remember the lamp that came with my OV10? I THINK it's a Sylvainia lamp, but not positive. Jace told me to check on the base and after looking with a magnifing glass, i fount the number "8". On a little strip of metal i found this:
S R
118
thank you
Jace the Gull:
Congrats! IT is a Sylvania!!! After looking at a pic of your lamp for details like shape of the base insulator and all that. I got it summarized!
It is from October 1990! I was turning 7 that month! I remember it very well!!!
Mike:
Thanks. The PC is two years older than the lamp. I had to use a magnifying glass to read the base the strip of metal could be read under good lighting. The lamp is 8 years older than me. ;D
Jace the Gull:
Often stuff gets installed 1 or 2 years after they were factory made, I see that all the time! ;-)
joe_347V:
Yep, I've noticed that most lamps at the store are usually at least around a few months old, most are at least a year.
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