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6480
Hi All Yesterday I recieved a Thorn Precicnt lantern, Philips 1000w HPLR-N (MBFR/U) and a Thorn 400w Mercury Ballast when a Phil visited. I can safely test the...
smuk_1994
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Apr 1, 2005
9:57 am
6481
Fantastic pictures Chris! Any chance of posting them in the 'files' section instead? That way we could see them full size, rather than the daft small size...
Phil Macbean
phil4444uk
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Apr 1, 2005
1:14 pm
6482
Hi Chris, Good to see ESLAs other than my own one working! How effective are they at lighting the surrounding area? Mine does a fairly good job as the driveway...
Mike Barford
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Apr 1, 2005
2:27 pm
6483
Hey Mike I've been following the progress of this, and was quite enjoying it all when I suddenly realised I didn't know really what an embellishment kit was!...
Phil Macbean
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Apr 1, 2005
4:03 pm
6484
Hi there, I have posted a couple of them in a bigger size in the files for you. Can't do too many as group is getting rather full!! Glad that you like them...
Chris
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Apr 1, 2005
4:26 pm
6485
Hi there, It was nice to see them running in the village for me. I'm not sure who maintains them though...may be the villagers! They are OK at lighting the...
Chris
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Apr 1, 2005
4:29 pm
6486
Hi Phil Although I have a modern column with a Embellishment kit fitted the ladder bar is missing anyway I have added a photo called street lights in my album...
smuk_1994
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Apr 1, 2005
4:31 pm
6487
Hi Phil, Yes, I've just put a picture in the Mike D album. An embellishment kit consists of a set of bolt on parts which make a modern column look old fashion....
Mike Docherty
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Apr 1, 2005
4:34 pm
6488
Hi Guys, just thought I'd let you all know of my good fortune today. Two of my streetlighting colleagues popped round earlier with a Beta 79 lantern they had...
Davy Warren
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Apr 1, 2005
4:37 pm
6489
Hi Mike, well done with that embellishment kit- a piece of good luck for once! best wishes, Davy ... From: Mike Docherty [mailto:mike-docherty@...] ...
Davy Warren
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Apr 1, 2005
4:38 pm
6490
Hi everyone, Glad to see that everyone is getting on well acquiring new stuff! I have posted a picture of a lantern in my folder 'Chris-E'. Its called...
Chris
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Apr 1, 2005
4:43 pm
6491
Hi Chris, there was discussion on these lanterns a little while back. Its a Phosco P235 or P236 lantern- depending on the size of the shoe...i'm sure somebody...
Davy Warren
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Apr 1, 2005
4:50 pm
6492
Hi Davy, Yes I'm really pleased with it! - Many thanks to yourself and Bob! I also went to my local wholesaler today, and he will sell me a nice new Stainton...
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soxville90
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Apr 1, 2005
7:45 pm
6493
Hi Chris It's a Phosco P236 lantern with Integral Gear, I noticed it's unusual as it has a GRP Canopy and aluminium Gear compartment, the ones in my old...
smuk_1994
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Apr 1, 2005
8:23 pm
6494
Heh, thanks for that Mike (& Colin) ! ;-) All is clear now...I'd just assumed that you ordered a column in the first place with all that stuff already on...
Phil Macbean
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Apr 1, 2005
8:31 pm
6495
... Thanks for that Chris- those big versions of the nighttime pics are amazing! I've got one as my desktop wallpaper now :) Interestingly enough- and I hadn't...
Phil Macbean
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Apr 1, 2005
8:35 pm
6496
Hi Phil, No I guess they aren't really worth that much, but they are very nice aluminium castings, which I guess have a fairly limited market, hence the high...
Mike Docherty
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Apr 1, 2005
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6497
Hi Mike/James I wonder if you can help I tried to test the 400w MBI/BD lamp from Bishop Lighthouse using the Parmar ignitor but it does not strike I don't...
smuk_1994
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Apr 2, 2005
10:08 am
6498
Colin, The only medium wattage MH lamps you can strike on a 750V ignitor are Philips HPI and Sylvania HSI-TX. Almost all other types, including the Thorn/GE...
James
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Apr 2, 2005
1:10 pm
6499
Hi James Thanks, I tried a Vossloh Schwabe Z400 Super Imposed Pulse ignitor as they are ideal for 100 to 400w SON and 70 to 400w Metal Halide lamp. and the...
smuk_1994
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Apr 2, 2005
3:06 pm
6500
Hi Colin, The original Thorn ignitor used with these lamps used to produce 1.1kV pulses of long duration, at a repitition rate of 1 per cycle, the Parmar...
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soxville90
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Apr 2, 2005
4:11 pm
6501
Hi Mike I thought this myself when they used the three wire ignitors they were wired, the Red one wire went to the Live, the second Pink wire went to the lamp...
smuk_1994
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Apr 2, 2005
4:39 pm
6502
... Hash: SHA1 ... For mercury ESLAs, see http://www.the-gog.org/Streetlighting/Around_North_Yorkshire-2.html I've just updated my site with photos from North...
Richard W. Jones
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Apr 3, 2005
3:26 pm
6503
... It's Parish lighting (so owned by the local Parish instead of the local council). As modern streetlighting is now so expensive, they tend to run the same...
Simon Cornwell
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Apr 3, 2005
4:10 pm
6504
... Actually your ESLA should light your driveway, and your neighbour's driveway and your neighbour's neighbour's driveway - with some light being thrown back...
Simon Cornwell
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Apr 3, 2005
4:18 pm
6505
Hi Simon Didn't ESLA's use 80/125w MB/U lamps with Pearl bulbs as they were first introduced in the 1930s in street lighting I know the MB/U seem to look...
smuk_1994
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Apr 3, 2005
4:25 pm
6506
Hi Richard Great Shots I like the night scene All the Best Colin ... Hash: SHA1 ... For mercury ESLAs, see ...
smuk_1994
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Apr 3, 2005
4:27 pm
6507
Hi Richard I notied you mentione they were converted from GLS to MBF/U I am just thinking that may be they have just insered 160watt MBFT or ML lamps in them...
smuk_1994
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Apr 3, 2005
4:38 pm
6508
Hi Mike, Don't worry!- It probably isn't faulty... This is a problem that older Sangamo timeswitches can suffer from. The motor used on these early units is...
Mike Docherty
soxville90
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Apr 3, 2005
5:05 pm
6509
... The ESLA catalogue featured on my website dates from the late 1930s (the reclassification of the wattages of various discharge lamps by ELMA dates it to...
Simon Cornwell
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