Hi All  Good News My Website http://www.freewebs.com/thecolingrimescollection/ has been fixed, apparently it wwas a general maintanence by Freewebs which...
Hi All  I have added the following Items my website The Colin Grimes Collection they are  Atlas 25 volt 40 watt Filament Lamp with 3pin BC Cap added to...
Hi Andrew, Yep - that's how a lot of the older cells were calibrated - the CdS detectors were simply sprayed and then small amounts of the paint were scraped...
HI Mike/Andrew  Out of Interest they did this with the P5 Photocells, Older P3s and the Older Fisher Karpark SS4's SS54's they were calibrated usink a Black...
Hi Mike/Colin, Thanks for that, as Mike said it must have been a boring job. Is this why the switching on/off times differ from switch to switch? Andrew. ... ...
On thermal devices, there is variability in the cell and also the thermal relay. The cells ages and the resistance changes with time. The thermal relay is also...
Davy, Point noted. I intend to make it as easy as possible to work on. One easy way of doing this is to make it from as few parts as possible. Besides...
Hi, I have noticed that when a street has all new blue coned SS6 sensors fitted they are very well calibrated, as you say the entire streets switches on almost...
Hi Claire Here is a picture of the Leeds oldie near the Carlsberg Tetley Brewery. I will upload a couple of it to the Colin F's folder on the group too in case...
Hi all I was out walking the dog through the Pound Hill district of Crawley and thought I'd take some photos which I have uploaded to the Colin F's folder on...
Hi Col, So are they MBF conversions then?? Also looks like W&T have gone under due to outstanding monies owed by the primary contractor for EDF; Murphy's, so...
Hi All  I have received this Simplex Aries Street Lantern for 35w SOX/26w SOX-E Lamp from phosco152 on Monday, anyway I have managed to find a Bowl from a...
Thanks Colin Good pic, these Stanton (is it a Stanton??) columns are becoming rare now, but there still are the odd ones about. Love that Skipton one which...
Hi Claire Yes that Leeds oldie certainly is a Stanton column with a huge outreach on the bracket and AC Ford lantern, would have been a heck of a weight to...
Hi All  I have managed to get my website back up and running again, anyway if it goes down again I shall not bother as it's becoming a nusance trying to get...
Hi Col. Cillit Bang eh, mmmm, must try that. I've used WD40 or plus gas many a time with a bit of heat, bit of welly and as you say wind the grub in a bit and...
Hi Colin  It's a rule of thumb with Streetlighting Bolts, if you live near a Costal/ Industrial Area like Liverpool you have al types of pollutants in the...
I mentioned in my original reply to this message seeing some solar powered lights in Proper Welsh Wales earlier in the year. Well I was back out that way...
Hi all, Three more lanterns are up and running this week - the GRP Z9532, Beta 7 and gear-in-head Beta 8 are now all documented. The Beta 8 replaces the...
Hi Mike, Wow- your restorations are really good! Nice site too. David ... From: Mike Barford To: StreetlightingUK Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 7:29 PM Subject:...
That has just reminded me that I must get to wakefield whilst the nights are still light. The main road into Wakey from Leeds has a section where these Stanton...
Perhaps they packed in an extra one if you have bought lots of stuff from them before. My 'Baby' Vectra came from the same seller, and they packed in a spare...
... it a ... vote 'Refurb or ... taxes, and ... unwanted ... ... and sometimes they'll forget the new columns! Heworth Green, in York, has a fair few old...
Hi mike, A ZD10807... Now I'm envious! you may want to chain yourself to it! ;-) I also noted you got a tiny bit of electric when disconnecting a certain...
... supplied in 2 models, as a Kit with Wall Bracket and Photocell and with either a 70w or 100w SON Lamp see attachment hehe, I misread this at first, and...
... Ah yes... The Syracauses on my street all switch on withing about 30 secs of each other at the most (except for the one that was installed on a new column...
Hi Chris  I agree, when I first bought the WRTL Delta and a 160w MBFT lamps the sent a second MBFT lamp free, then I boght the 24w PL-L Beta 5 I recieved...
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