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GE Polylux F70W/840s

British, Hungarian and German made tubes

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Filename:GE840T8.JPG
Album name:Paul / T8 To T10
Manufacturer:GE Lighting
Model:Polylux XL F70W/840
Power Consumption:70w plus gear losses
Overall Width / Diameter:T8 26mm
Overall Length:1800mm 6ft
Cap Type:G13 medium bi-pin
Cap Finish:Aluminium and paxolin insulator
Light Colour Temp:4000K Triphosphor Cool White 84
Circuit Type:Magnetic choke or HF ballast
Comments:From what was originally the mighty Thorn Polylux 4000 through to the later Hungarian made Polylux XL to the latest Sylvania made German offering. Significant differences in mercury content! The GB tube is one of two recovered from Tom's dad's garage that was originally installed in 1995.
Date / Code:1994 onwards
Country Of Origin:Enfield, Great Britain (original Thorn plant), Budapest, Hungary and Erlangen, Germany (Sylvania)
Filesize:430 KiB
Date added:Jun 04, 2017
Dimensions:1600 x 1160 pixels
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Callum   [Jun 05, 2017 at 10:55 PM]
I've got US made 827 ones. Brilliant colour and otherwise bang on, but a bit lacking in mercury. Cold starts see the middles of the tubes a bit dimmer than otherwise.

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