Re: What vintage equipment did you actually use today?
Ah, the old semi-resonant start technology. I bagged 3 six foot battens from a skip and only 1 was serviceable- perhaps unlucky! One of the others made a horrible arcing noise from inside the ballast. I did notice they have a fuse fitted alongside the ballast which did nothing to improve my confidence.
I too have stockpiled T12 tubes. T8's give more lumens per watt but for the first 4 minutes on a cold start they are indeed pretty lame.
Dave
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