Wow! Four lamps! Does this have HPF or NPF ballasts? (the NPF ballasts are about 6" long and the HPF ones are around 9" long.) HPF F20T12 ballasts are pretty uncommon.
It has 2 ballasts that I would say are 6in, This fixture almost made it to the trash but I saved it, I track all (500) the light fixtures in the building. Today I ran 100 ft of 1/2 emt pipe that makes 1,300ft total about the hight of the world trade towers
Does this fixture use the starters on top or is this trigger start? If this is preheat that would make it a really cool fixture. Lucky save! Would look really cool displaying a warm white tube, 3500K tube, 4100K tube, and 6500K tube!
BTW, I recently got eight vintage emergency heads (unbranded, but probably from the 1970s since they're all chrome) that use 6V PAR lamps with terminals on them (no socket used). I'm repurposing the heads by installing 120V nightlight lamps in them and don't need the lamps. The lamps are seven Westinghouse lamps. All work; I tested them with an 18V battery by wiring three lamps in series. Very bright too! Here they are. I know you use a lot of emergency lights so I figured I'd ask if you want them. Pretty cool lamps but I've got no use for them. We could do a trade or you can just have them. Would rather see someone enjoy the lamps instead of having them sit in my house collecting dust lol.
Yes it has starters, Oh Lol you have central system heads. I will look to see if that would be needed tomorrow, They look like par 46 but all my heads are par 36 12v 800lm LED. Thanks
Ah cool that means this light is preheat. I had initially thought it was trigger start (didn't notice the starters). Was this just used for general lighting or was it for something special like the backlight for a sign?
Yep they're remote heads for a central system. I thought they'd make really cool low-output accent lights for a movie room or something (I don't have a home theater, but if I did, that's where I'd use them lol). The lamps are about 5-1/2 or 5-3/4" diameter, so I think PAR46 is right. The eighth lamp was a GE and it was marked 20-something watts but it broke. Looked like a newer replacement for one of the Westinghouse lamps. The center of the glass on the front of all the lamps has the Westinghouse (W) logo too.
I have two NOS SURE-LITES units from the 1990s. The battery cases are steel but the halogen heads are plastic. they didn't come with batteries though. One is still in the box and the other's box was yucky so I cleaned the fixture and mounted it on the wall in my basement (not hooked up though). I think the plastic halogen heads on the SURE-LITES units are GE...
Awesome! The GE etches on the lamps look old. The lamps are no later than the 1970s. The fixture sockets look like they're from the late 40s to late 50s.
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BTW, I recently got eight vintage emergency heads (unbranded, but probably from the 1970s since they're all chrome) that use 6V PAR lamps with terminals on them (no socket used). I'm repurposing the heads by installing 120V nightlight lamps in them and don't need the lamps. The lamps are seven Westinghouse lamps. All work; I tested them with an 18V battery by wiring three lamps in series. Very bright too! Here they are. I know you use a lot of emergency lights so I figured I'd ask if you want them. Pretty cool lamps but I've got no use for them. We could do a trade or you can just have them. Would rather see someone enjoy the lamps instead of having them sit in my house collecting dust lol.
Yep they're remote heads for a central system. I thought they'd make really cool low-output accent lights for a movie room or something (I don't have a home theater, but if I did, that's where I'd use them lol). The lamps are about 5-1/2 or 5-3/4" diameter, so I think PAR46 is right. The eighth lamp was a GE and it was marked 20-something watts but it broke.
I have two NOS SURE-LITES units from the 1990s. The battery cases are steel but the halogen heads are plastic. they didn't come with batteries though. One is still in the box and the other's box was yucky so I cleaned the fixture and mounted it on the wall in my basement (not hooked up though). I think the plastic halogen heads on the SURE-LITES units are GE...