What lamp does this fitting take?

[RF Lighting]

I removed this old GEC fitting today. Can anyone tell me what lamp it takes?

 

[Robin0577]

Doesn't look as if there's enough room for a ballast so I'm guessing tungsten halogen? The 189mm R7s linear kind?

 

[securespark]

SOX or SON?

 

[Lectrician]

Looks like a 1000w or larger halogen. 300mm ish long.

 

[Taylortwocities]

would it fit in here?

 

[ericmark]

I remember ordering some metal halide lamps. However when they arrived they were SON, so the supplier came with a conversion kit and I swapped a few components. The point being the casing means nothing, it what is inside the casing which matters. This actually worries me with fluorescent to LED conversion where the starter is replaced with a fuse. Great if your removing one tube and replacing with another, but if tube is missing how do you know what tube to use? OK I know there is a sticker to put on the fitting, but can't guarantee that sticker is still there when it comes time to replace.

 

[flameport]

1000W halogen.

 

[EFLImpudence]

It'll be notifiable if you're going to fit it in the bathroom zones and will need an RCD.

 

[Echo the husky]

A 1KW halogen flood is a bit much for the average bathroom, will certainly keep you warm though.

 

[RF Lighting]

No one has got it yet. I guessed 1000W halogen from the size of it, but I was incorrect.

 

[Echo the husky]

Does this fitting require a remote ballast?

 

[RF Lighting]

No the T&E you can see in the picture was the 230V supply.

 

[Iggifer]

Is it a trick and it's nowhere near as old as it looks and is CFL or LED?

 

[RF Lighting]

It is as old as it looks! It was lighting a pub car park if that helps.

 

[Robin0577]

Ok, if it's as old as it looks and there's no ballast, how about a self ballasted mercury? I think GE once made them in linear form?