GEC Z9425 90w SOX

140w SO/H open refractor.

File information
Filename:	Z9425a.jpg
Album name:	Low Pressure Sodium Lanterns
Manufacturer:	GEC
Model:	Z9425
Power Consumption:	90w now, originally 140w
Working Voltage:	240v 50Hz
Cap Type:	BY22D
Light Colour Temp:	1800K
Burn Position :	Horizontal
Comments:	61 years old and still going strong in Adelaide, South Australia. Adelaide still has streetlighting that disappeared from other parts of the country decades ago. There is a major road in Adelaide lit almost entirely with these faithful old fittings.
Date / Code:	1951
Country Of Origin:	England
Filesize:	25 KiB
Date added:	Mar 23, 2012
Dimensions:	579 x 391 pixels
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URL:	https://allthingslighting.co.uk/atl/displayimage.php?pid=6939
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Kev

[Mar 23, 2012 at 01:51 PM]

Omg amazing! These look similar to the old things I found in rochdale on google street view! Wonder what the control gear is on these old beauties???

Alan_M

[Mar 23, 2012 at 02:17 PM]

I'd say leak transformer type, look closely at the box on the pole where the cover has fallen off and the ballast is about to fall out.

Linear_SLI

[Mar 23, 2012 at 10:12 PM]

You have better old street lighting than we do Al Very Happy

, good on your guys to still have these in service.

Paul

[Apr 28, 2014 at 12:05 PM]

This is the lantern I was talking about Al, where there was a back road in Malawi lit with these. Cool

Kev

[Apr 28, 2014 at 10:32 PM]

Lovely old lantern!

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