... Hash: SHA1 ... I went down there this morning before the weather deteiorated. I couldn't get in the land, and it's restricted access anyway. From having a...
Hi Everyone, Just to wish everybody a very happy 2005! 2004 was a particularly good year for lamp and lantern collecting for me, and I would particularly like...
Hi Mike, I'm glad that you were pleased with the lanterns that you acquired from me, and I know that they've gone to a good home; hopefully I'll be getting a...
Hi Simon - I was the one (unless there were two of us!) who asked this question, having seen what looked like a painting of a Lewisham suspended above the...
HI Mike Thanks I also wish to thank you for the lamps you sold, swapped and sent me as they are great also for the lamps you informed me about on E-bay All the...
... Hash: SHA1 Hello all, Photos now uploaded to http://www.the-gog.org/Streetlighting/Welshpool_Smithfield-2.html. R - -- Richard W. Jones, Welshpool PGP key:...
... Well, in the railway world, it's pronounced as follows: Cat (as in furry mammal) e (as in how you'd pronounce it when listing vowels) nary (as in ordinary)...
Hi Mike, Ahhhhhhhhh! So that's what its for, its just telling the outside world that there's a fault and it needs attention, is the VDS the sensors that detect...
Hi Dan, Yes, the vehicle detectors detect that a vehicle is waiting, and this triggers the controller to change the light sequence. The inductive loops consist...
Hi Dan, Mike I don't know if you have noticed on modern Traffic Signals there are detectors they look like small cameras, at first I thought they were camera's...
Hi Colin, Quite a lot of the traffic lights in the city centres and towns have now been changed to LED lights, most others have been upgraded to more modern ...
Hi Colin, Yes, the more modern way to detect vehicles is to use the microwave detectors which you mention, basically a microwave beam is sent out from the...
Hi Richard, some great pics there- that Alpha 1 would definitley be a good one to get as, although twisted, the optical unit seems to be spotless. No green...
... Hash: SHA1 Thanks. All I need to do now is to wait for the contractors to start demolishing the place. I'm thinking of printing a few A4 notices to tape to...
Most Traffic Lights are fitted with 12 volt 50 watt capsule TH bulbs type M32 for High Visibility say on high speed Dual Carrageways they are 12v 100 watt...
I am wondering how I can operate a 70w HPS lamp on a 115v 50Hz supply would I require a step up transformer as the gear in the lantern is a 240v 50Hz 50/70w...
Hi The best thing is to use a 100VA autotransformer as they have a 240v to 120v or reversed they can be used on 115v to 230v if multi tapped ballast you can...
Are there LED traffic lights around as all the ones Ive seen in my area are Tungsten Halogen although 15 years ago there used to be old 65w Filament lights Dan...
... Hash: SHA1 ... Yes - it's otherwise known as "Overhead Line Equipment", OLE, or more plainly "knitting". The same term is also used for the overhead cables...
HI. I seen some LED traffic lights in wales last year .I seen some LEDS in the pushbuttons control boxes as well. I seen LEDS in cars , trains and Christmas...
HI MIKE . Do you know who made the lantern? I thought it was made by URBIS.I have looked at a URBIS lantern and it is different. THANKS. REGARDS TIM In a...
Hi Tim, Could you possibly make that list into a text document as I don't have MS Excel. Thanks. Adam http://clerkbyron.com/lights ... HI Colin. Thanks for...
Hi Mike, I would like to echo every word of that. My collection is exactly five times the size it was this time last year. I would never have guessed back then...
... supply would I require a step up transformer as the gear in the lantern is a 240v 50Hz 50/70w Dual Tapped ballast by Magnetec ... You can easily operate it...
Hi Tim, Well I thought that it was an Urbis design too - possibly the Abbey, but I'm not really familiar with it as they're not used here so I don't know what...
Dear all, Since you are all interested in streetlighting perhaps you can help me with the following. For my essay I'm examining public lighting/street lighting...
... The Viatron is pictured on my site from a GEC advertisment. And there's a picture of a Horizal on Bob's site. Cat-en-ary. Incidentally the catenary system...
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