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...
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Phil Macbean
phil4444uk
Apr 1, 2005 1:14 pm
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...
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Mike Barford
mike_barford
Apr 1, 2005 2:27 pm
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...
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Phil Macbean
phil4444uk
Apr 1, 2005 4:03 pm
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!...
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Chris
cmmdr_umbro
Apr 1, 2005 4:26 pm
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...
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Chris
cmmdr_umbro
Apr 1, 2005 4:29 pm
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...
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smuk_1994
Apr 1, 2005 4:31 pm
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...
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Mike Docherty
soxville90
Apr 1, 2005 4:34 pm
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....
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Davy Warren
beta5man
Apr 1, 2005 4:37 pm
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...
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Davy Warren
beta5man
Apr 1, 2005 4:38 pm
Hi Mike, well done with that embellishment kit- a piece of good luck for once! best wishes, Davy ... From: Mike Docherty [mailto:mike-docherty@...] ...
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Chris
cmmdr_umbro
Apr 1, 2005 4:43 pm
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...
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Davy Warren
beta5man
Apr 1, 2005 4:50 pm
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...
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mike-docherty@...
soxville90
Apr 1, 2005 7:45 pm
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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smuk_1994
Apr 1, 2005 8:23 pm
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...
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Phil Macbean
phil4444uk
Apr 1, 2005 8:31 pm
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...
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Phil Macbean
phil4444uk
Apr 1, 2005 8:35 pm
... 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...
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Mike Docherty
soxville90
Apr 1, 2005 9:02 pm
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...
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smuk_1994
Apr 2, 2005 10:08 am
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...
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James
jdh76uk
Apr 2, 2005 1:10 pm
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...
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smuk_1994
Apr 2, 2005 3:06 pm
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...
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mike-docherty@...
soxville90
Apr 2, 2005 4:11 pm
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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smuk_1994
Apr 2, 2005 4:39 pm
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...
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Richard W. Jones
pgp_fan
Apr 3, 2005 3:26 pm
... 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...
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Simon Cornwell
xevious1_uk
Apr 3, 2005 4:10 pm
... 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...
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Simon Cornwell
xevious1_uk
Apr 3, 2005 4:18 pm
... 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...
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smuk_1994
Apr 3, 2005 4:25 pm
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...
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smuk_1994
Apr 3, 2005 4:27 pm
Hi Richard Great Shots I like the night scene All the Best Colin ... Hash: SHA1 ... For mercury ESLAs, see ...
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smuk_1994
Apr 3, 2005 4:38 pm
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...
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Mike Docherty
soxville90
Apr 3, 2005 5:05 pm
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...
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Simon Cornwell
xevious1_uk
Apr 3, 2005 5:56 pm
... 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...
