New pickup - Identify this UV sterilizer

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jschall

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I picked this used UV sterilizer from LFS up for $50, with an old bulb (LFS owner didn't know how old) and a NEW IN BOX 18w power compact UVC bulb (worth $50 by itself.)

It has a twisting plastic (!? thought UVC and plastic were incompatible, can someone weigh in on whether this thing will even work?) tube inside that goes around the bulb. I confirmed that it doesn't leak.

Without further ado, here's a photo:
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No visible logos. Has a wall-wart ballast that says "radionics" on it. Anyone know who made this? I'm searching through google image results for "uv sterilizer" already.
 
On the plastic - I looked up uv transmission properties of plastics and if I had to guess, the clear plastic tubing is probably made of FEP, which transmits UV light with reasonable efficiency (probably only loses 10-20%)
 
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