Hi Phil, I have a similar AEI unit and the line is connected to 2-4. Best wishes, John On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 18:34:37 +0100 ... This message has been scanned for...
Hi All, I've finally got around to sorting out my Holiday Snaps (of the streetlight kind, mm worrying!). It was back to Brixham in South Devon with the usual...
Hi Scot, The Stanton in Image 5 looks too bulky to be supporting that narrow swan neck! Are the Stantons still fitted with their key locks or have they been...
Hi Scot, I must say that's a great selection of images! 1&2:- that's the best condition I've seen the Z8430 in. I presume these are still mercury? 3&4:- you...
HI Chris and all. I have sent 2 photos. The first one was before I told the council and the 2nd one when they have been and chop it off just above the door.The...
Hi David, You should always use the correct tappings. While +/- 10% in the line voltage won't make much difference, if you've incorrectly connected a ballast...
Hi Tim / Chris / All, The most rustiest columns I've ever seen to date has got to be along the old part of the A2 Rochester Way in Eltham. Allot of these...
Hi all, I was out in the Sudbury area on Sunday renewing my old photographs of the streetlighting in Sudbury. I took a detour to Great Cornard (a village just...
Brilliant!! Looking at two of the images... those on the upcranked pole brackets look like american installations!! regs, Chris. ... of the streetlighting in...
I was over east dulwich/peckam rye on saturday and got a real shock! Someone in southwark council has a thing for real whacky streetlights. On East dulwich...
Chris Plenty of four/five -wire oh transmission lines and upcranked poles down here in the South Wales valleys - and street loads of Alpha 1s - aren't these ...
Cheers Colin Thanks for that I.D mate. I'm pleased the lantern was GEC and not the Siemens brand (nothing to do with working for Siemens honest) although the...
Hello I was wondering if anyone knows of a compatable ballast the arc voltage and current for the American 100 watt and 175 watt Mercury Vapour Lamps. Best...
Hello Scot Not been down that bit of the A25 for a few years. Nice to know that old stuff is still there unlike W.Sussex where everything worth looking at...
Hi CJ The 175w Mercury Lamp runs at 130v 1.5 amps you can run these on a 150w HPS Ballast The 100w Mercury Lamp runs at 115v 1.0 amps you can run these on a...
Hi Colin Glad to help, things are hetic with my house being renovated, hence lighting related things have slown down, Re the Siemens Ballast are you sure it's...
I've finally managed to run up one of the 140W SLI lamps, thanks to John Thompson who kindly supplied me with a GEC Z1622P leak transformer at a very...
If the "ballast" has a live and neutral connection and the lamp connection - total of 4 wires, its a leak transformer. If it only has 2 connections, then its...
Hi Mike / Chris / All, Yes indeed they do still have the key lock on all the Stanton's I noticed around the Torbay area. I'm not 100% the S7A column had one...
Very similar but not quite! will take some pics at the weekend Adam Lachlan <adam@...> wrote: Hi Michael, The only modern street lights I can think of...
... down ... aren't these ... they are ... I know I've mentioned it before but Stockport's Hempshaw Lane has lots of Aplha 1's on it. At one time it looked...
Hi Mike Brilliant stuff mate and well done on your many hours of work..... Quality job !!! I have been working in the sparkie trade since 1978 and have come...
Hi Chris / All, 1&2:- Unfortunately the surviving Z8430's around Torquay are all 'SON'ned up, or at least I never noticed any still with Mercury. 5&6:- Not...
Hi Colin / All, Yes, nice bit of road for the old relics. Allot of the old Sevenoaks Rural District areas still have old lanterns burning mercury. There was an...
Hi Colin, Thanks for the comments - glad you liked the catalogue entries! It's interesting to see how Thorn were really pushing the indoor linear fluorescent...
Hi Stephen Re the 60w SLI/H unless you can get a GEC Z1709 60w SLI-H ballast, you can use a 5ft 80w Ballast as they match the arc voltage and current, 100v 0.8...
Hi Colin Yep my mistake you are spot on mate It is a choke ignitor combi, I typed it wrong I've had a couple of beers seeing as I had a day off today. It is...
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