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Re: Safelight bulbs??

Maciej Zielenkieiwcz <mzielenkiew...@gmail.com>

On 2009-05-04 07:34, Geoffrey S. Mendelson <g...@mendelson.com> wrote:

> I found a few Chinese made 7-10 watt bulbs, but they only last a few
> hours. I found a 15 watt bulb sold for refrigerators, but it has a
> different base and I am trying to adapt it, but may not be able to get
> those bulbs much longer and they are very expensive being made to
> operate at 0F and below.

> The smallest incadescent bulbs that are still common here are 40 watt
> bulbs.

> What is everyone else doing for safelights?

Here in Poland 15W bulbs are quite common and could be bought in almost
any shop (supermarkets etc.), but it is also possible to get 5
and 7 watt ones. The prices are like 0.5 euros for the 15W ones and
approximately 2 euros for smaller ones (they aren't so popular).  Some
of the popular makers is Tungsram (owned by GE) and PIL1 (polish).

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