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1969 American Electric Lighting Package. New old stock out of the box!! Keywords: Misc_Fixtures

1969 American Electric Lighting Package.

New old stock out of the box!!

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Album name:Mercuryvapor123 / My lights
Keywords:Misc_Fixtures
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Date added:Sep 17, 2015
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Solanaceae   [Sep 17, 2015 at 04:20 AM]
That tapered bucket. :drool:
lite_lover   [Sep 17, 2015 at 10:13 AM]
Awesome fixture!! I like that AE pc on there! Cool
streetlight98   [Sep 17, 2015 at 11:39 AM]
Sweet!
Solanaceae   [Sep 17, 2015 at 01:28 PM]
This undoubtedly has copper windings. Smile
streetlight98   [Sep 17, 2015 at 09:06 PM]
Almost all ballasts do. Smile
Solanaceae   [Sep 18, 2015 at 01:41 AM]
Not my 80s hx NEMA ballast or newer advance kits. Confused
streetlight98   [Sep 18, 2015 at 02:30 AM]
What brand is the HX? Hmm weird. Any Advance ballast I've has is all wrapped up in paper so I can't tell on mine. Most good quality ballasts have copper windings though.
Solanaceae   [Sep 18, 2015 at 03:53 AM]
It is ITT I believe. Remember my NEMA and yardblaster ballast comparison? Confused
streetlight98   [Sep 18, 2015 at 11:45 AM]
Yep I remember that picture.
Solanaceae   [Sep 18, 2015 at 01:23 PM]
The ballast had some knicks where the spade connector got pushed against the windings, so I covered that up in an effort to stop shorting, Ina addition to replacing the spades. I noticed that the cheepese yardblaster ballast is wound neater than the good ol ITT ballast. When it woodsheds, I will prolly rewind it with Cu wire so it'll be brighter and more authentic. Confused
streetlight98   [Sep 19, 2015 at 03:00 AM]
You can't rewind a ballast without a LOT of useless work and effort. I'd just leave it alone. The coils are essentially glued together.
Form109   [Sep 19, 2015 at 04:25 AM]
it seems that ballast in a Regent yardblaster i had had aluminimum windings.....nice nema BTW...i LOVE tapered buckets~!!
Solanaceae   [Sep 19, 2015 at 04:43 AM]
Mike, it's all worth it to keep the all might Mercury vapor alive. Besides, it'll be a huge milestone in my career as a lighting enthusiast. Wink
streetlight98   [Sep 19, 2015 at 02:27 PM]
OK well I would definitely start with a cheap Chinese HPS ballast or something before starting surgery on a MV ballast since if you mess up on the HPS ballast, it won't be a huge loss and you can make sure it doesn't happen when you do the Mv ballast. Would be cool to wind your own MV ballast but you don't want to destroy a MV ballast in the process. Better to learn/practice with a cheapy HPS ballast
Solanaceae   [Sep 19, 2015 at 06:12 PM]
I know that I should use the 200 Celsius wire but I'm still undecided on using the red class f varnish, since I can't find class h. Confused
Also, I know that I am going to cover the exposed parts of the core with electric tape while I'm winding so I don't accidentally scratch varnish off.
Solanaceae   [Sep 19, 2015 at 07:51 PM]
I've decided to just go for it and say screw it since the merc ballast has damaged enamel and I don't have much to lose.
joe_347V   [Sep 22, 2015 at 02:35 AM]
Nice find! Not everyday you find a NOS 60s fixture.

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