{"id":207,"date":"2016-08-08T22:35:39","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T22:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/?p=207"},"modified":"2016-08-08T22:38:10","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T22:38:10","slug":"ricks-fluorescent-lamps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/2016\/08\/08\/ricks-fluorescent-lamps\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick&#8217;s Fluorescent Lamps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the Edison Tech Center we don&#8217;t have the room we need to display all of the cool historic lamps we have, so here are some of the collection under the care of resident expert Rick DeLaire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photos:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_208\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-208\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-208 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-WestinghouseCoolWhite.jpg\" alt=\"wf-WestinghouseCoolWhite\" width=\"700\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-WestinghouseCoolWhite.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-WestinghouseCoolWhite-300x207.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-WestinghouseCoolWhite-24x17.jpg 24w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-WestinghouseCoolWhite-36x25.jpg 36w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-WestinghouseCoolWhite-48x33.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Historic Westinghous T12 40 Watt cool white lamps in working condition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-209\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-FluorStarter.jpg\" alt=\"wf-FluorStarter\" width=\"700\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-FluorStarter.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-FluorStarter-300x184.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-FluorStarter-24x15.jpg 24w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-FluorStarter-36x22.jpg 36w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-FluorStarter-48x29.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_210\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-210\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-210 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-DeskLamps.jpg\" alt=\"wf-DeskLamps\" width=\"600\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-DeskLamps.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-DeskLamps-300x222.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-DeskLamps-24x18.jpg 24w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-DeskLamps-36x27.jpg 36w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-DeskLamps-48x35.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just some of the desk lamp collection which goes back to the 1930s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_211\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-211\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-211 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-IMG_8693.jpg\" alt=\"wf-IMG_8693\" width=\"700\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-IMG_8693.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-IMG_8693-300x134.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-IMG_8693-24x11.jpg 24w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-IMG_8693-36x16.jpg 36w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-IMG_8693-48x21.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Home built lamps using solid and dependable starting systems, these systems may be clunky but they can last decades longer than semiconductor based systems.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_212\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-212\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-212 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-Neon.jpg\" alt=\"wf-Neon\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-Neon.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-Neon-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-Neon-16x24.jpg 16w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-Neon-24x36.jpg 24w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-Neon-32x48.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Can&#8217;t forget to collect a few neon\/argon lights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-213\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-213 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-RickWorkshop.jpg\" alt=\"wf-RickWorkshop\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-RickWorkshop.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-RickWorkshop-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-RickWorkshop-24x19.jpg 24w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-RickWorkshop-36x29.jpg 36w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-RickWorkshop-48x38.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-214\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-RoundFluorLight.jpg\" alt=\"wf-RoundFluorLight\" width=\"700\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-RoundFluorLight.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-RoundFluorLight-300x192.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-RoundFluorLight-24x15.jpg 24w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-RoundFluorLight-36x23.jpg 36w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/08\/wf-RoundFluorLight-48x31.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15\" style=\"width: 688px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/02\/Fl-FullSpectrum700.jpg\" alt=\"Fl-FullSpectrum700\" width=\"688\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/02\/Fl-FullSpectrum700.jpg 688w, http:\/\/www.edisontc.org\/lighting\/files\/2016\/02\/Fl-FullSpectrum700-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unlike the rest of the photos on this page this set is on display at the Edison Tech Center. 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