Thorn Beta 4
Thanks to Richard James of Harrison Lighting for this unused lantern.
The lantern features the same type of refractor bowl as seen on my other Beta 4, although this lantern's bowl is in far better condition!
The recess for the lantern locking screw can be seen when the lantern is viewed from above.
The individual refractor grooves can be seen when the lantern is viewed from this angle.
The lantern is not fitted with a lampholder - presumably these had to be ordered and fitted separately. All that is included is a small envelope containing a length of heat-resistant silicone sleeving for use when wiring up the lantern.
The lantern was fitted to an AC Ford AC184 wall bracket on Monday, 22nd June 2009. The short (150mm) outreach of the bracket was necessary to avoid causing an obstruction in the loft room.
A draw wire had already been installed when the photograph was taken - this will act as a guide when the supply cable is fed in.
A 20mm compression gland has been installed in the bracket's cable entry hole.
I decided to run the lantern as 80W MBF using a 3-BC lampholder; curiously the focusing mechanism only mentions Edison Screw lampholders for 80W and 125W MBF lamps. Compare this with the focusing mechanism of the older Beta 4 (right), in which the mercury options are only available with 3-BC lampholders.
The lantern/bracket combination was then installed, connected up and switched on - the moulded refractors proved very effective at dissipating the light output.
Testing the fitting with my energy monitoring device revealed the following results:
| Test Voltage (V) | Current being drawn at full power (A) | Calculated wattage (W) | Apparent Power (VA) | Frequency (Hz) | Power Factor | True Power (W) |
| 240.2 | 0.4 | 89 | 96 | 49.9 | 0.92 | 88.39 |