Steven, I'm sorry. I knew I'd offend someone! Whereabouts in the Borders are you... I have a friend in Darnick? Give me a shout some time. It'd be good to...
Not too far away from Darnick, John - I'm in Duns, just 20 or so miles down the road ;-) I'll certainly take up the offer! Steven :-) ... bit more 'local'! ......
... Sort of - but it's the electrons falling back into their orbits that emit a quanta of light. For a sodium atom, the electrons are in three orbits - each...
Hi Guys Here is a blast from the past I attach 3 photos of a Thorn Alpha 6 lantern 1st shows a side view shoing the Origional SS4 Photocell from Fisher Karpark...
Hi All I have opened a photo album showing a REVO Lucidor A and three diffent photos of the Thorn Alpha 6. I forgot to Thank to Bob Cookson for getting me the...
Hi Claire Yes I would have bought the lanterns from you but the only problem would be picking them up. I have searched around my local depots but Sefton used...
Hi Phil Thats true. It maybe White Son uses special control gear thus modern streetlights really don't have much room for say the Ballast, Capacitor and ...
Hi All Luckally where I live there are some people who work for Alstom which used to be MANWEB Contracting, they rip out the old columns for the Council in...
Hello All I have adde most of my Lantern Collection in smuk_1994s Photo Album. I have some more lanterns to photograph and upload, yes in deed I have over 110...
Hi Chris, a few identifications: MBF2- Davis Starline SON_1- DW Windsor Strand SON_5- Phosco P545 hope this helps, Davy great pics too:o) ... From: Chris To:...
Hi Claire, good to have you in the group! best wishes, Davy not wishing to be left out;o) ... From: Docherty Michael To: StreetlightingUK@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Hi All Does anyone know if SLI/H lamps are still used in Streetlighting. As you know there were popular in the 1960s and were made by Osram GEC and Mazda (AEI)...
Hi Mike and Simon, Thanks very much for the comments. I've tried to keep some of the science out of what I've intended to be a "beginner's guide" type of...
Hi All, There always seems to be a lot of interest in large fluorescent lanterns amongst enthusiasts/collectors. I thought that some of you might be interested...
Hi Claire Glad you mentioned Fluorescent Street lights as I have a Thorn Beta 6 lantern but the only snag is that the Bowl is damaged actually has a huge hole...
Hi All slightly off topic here but... does anyone know if there is any common reason in household wiring etc, that would cause bulbs to blow frequently? Many...
I assume you're talking about GLS lamps here! Is your mains voltage a little high? It should be 240V -10 +6%...but anything above 240 might result in lamps to...
Phil, isn't mains voltage now 230V +/- 6%?? And Davy, my parents-in-law live in a farm in Fife in a rural area. Their supply is subject to marked voltage...
Hi Phil I am sure it was in 1982/3 at the Liverpool end, but unsure in the Manchester end the Columns around th M62 nad M602 which lead into Salford have the...
Hi Dave It maybe you maybe using cheap Lamps or they mabe the wrong voltage The best thing is to buy lamps which are made by Philips GE, Osram or Crompton,...
Hi Chris I have your Address already Do you want the top entry Thorn Beta 5 with a NEMA Photocell or one with no photocell fitted (as used with Timeswitch) as...
Dear all I just join new Membership with StreetlightingUK and I did enjoyed to read on your message about what is on street lighting. I still have a Beta 5...
Does anyone know anything about the REVO Horizon Major - which is the big brother of the REVO Diadem. Specifically about the refractor bowl? Some have parallel...
I drove through London yesterday. Took the M11, travelled through the northern suburbs on the A102(M), and faffed about on the A2 and A20 to find a location in...
Hi all, A major painting operation of the columns (and lanterns!) is continuing in Bury St Edmunds. In about summer 2003 the columns on some street were...
As I thought. When I went to London I saw millions of flat glass ZX3s, millions of SGS203s with extremely browned bowls, and thousands of Alpha 8s with no...
Hi Adam, Painting the lanterns? That is quite weird. i say it only in paris (France) that they paint also the lanterns. In my hometown Vlaardingen i saw also...
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