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Old 20th Jan 2018, 2:57 pm   #8
Paul_RK
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Default Re: Belling Champion no.81 heater

A nice scarce model too, I'm so glad you're not planning one of those dastardly conversions into the world's least efficient lamps!

With the early Champions I don't think many folk chose to pay the extra cost of the half-power switch and the lamp when buying smaller models. I have quite a colony now - a couple of 83As, a 2A and an 82A, an early and a very early (and lethal) No.1, and a pair of 79s - but haven't yet come across an 81A (which yours is, because of the optional lamp and switch).

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