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IanBland · 14th Jan 2019, 11:32 pm

I wonder what happened to the once unfortuanately ubiquitous Fitzgerald brand, which I'm pretty sure was the last of the switch start T12 manufacturers.

I remember once being stuck in a dismal shed for 3 days with two other guys wiring hundreds of the darned things for an underlit floor at the Motor Show. I think that was some time in the early to mid 90s.

I can't remember ever seeing any Fitzgerald fitting that wasn't a T12 copper iron switch start ballast, so I don't know if they just disappeared when they were banned by regulation, or what.

14th Jan 2019, 11:32 pm	#46
IanBland Hexode Join Date: May 2015 Location: Northampton, Northants, UK. Posts: 380	Re: The demise of the fluorescent tube I wonder what happened to the once unfortuanately ubiquitous Fitzgerald brand, which I'm pretty sure was the last of the switch start T12 manufacturers. I remember once being stuck in a dismal shed for 3 days with two other guys wiring hundreds of the darned things for an underlit floor at the Motor Show. I think that was some time in the early to mid 90s. I can't remember ever seeing any Fitzgerald fitting that wasn't a T12 copper iron switch start ballast, so I don't know if they just disappeared when they were banned by regulation, or what.