Hi Stephen, The main difference between a SON ballast and a mercury lamp ballast is dictated by the fact that essentially a SON lamp has a higher arc current,...
Hi Everyone, On the 21st of December I noticed my streetlight was switching on at about 15:50, but last night it didn't switch on until 16:00. As you know, the...
HI Stephen/Mike Agreed, if you use a 400w MBF lamp on a 400w SON ballast the lamp will be brighter , but the life will be reduced due to excessive heat...
Hi Stephen Depending on the manufacturer some Metal Halide lamps are made for Mercury Ballasts, some are made for High Pressure Sodium or SON Ballasts, some...
Hi Mike Solar Timeswitches adjust about 1 minute per night, anwya the streetlight fitted in my garden is fitted with a Photocell as it save having to reset the...
Hi Mike Agreed I have already got a eye on a few lights lamps etc, anyway I have been up all night celebrating the neew year with friends and relatives etc...
One a few car trips recently I've noticed a lot of these, not very locally but Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire councils seem to use them to...
Hi Richard, The Iridium is indeed used in Derbyshire - though I think that the councils (Derby City and Derbyshire County) are using Industria Arcs these days...
Hi All I Hope everyone had a merry and SAFE New Years night! I bet there's some of us (no names Nigel ;o)) who've had some trouble this morning explaining Keep...
Hi Davy, At 4am I had pretty well just arrived home! I had a few hours sleep, and was up again about 9am, since then I've managed to take the Christmas lights...
Hi Mike, Is there any difference between SOX and MBF PT828s? John Thompson showed me a pic of a PT828 he got this year- he's got some gems through 2005. What...
Hi Mike, I'm surprised that you take the lights down so soon after all the hard work you put into them, but as you say once your back in work it's probably not...
I needed a few mercury ballasts for 80W and 400W lamps, but I found the cheapest way to get them was to buy a box of each on Ebay. As a result I now have more...
Hi all, Yes I did have a good night :-) I was ok I did not have a hangover same a Mike. Yes davy I did have some trouble this morring with the bollard LOL. I...
Hi Stephen, Do you happen to have any 3 pin porcelain BC lampholders left at Marwoods? I know they are probably pretty much obsolete by today's standards but...
... Marwoods? I ... Stephen, if Marwoods do still have any of these I could do with a couple as well. Also, do you have any small, 50-80W clear glass mercury...
Hi Dan, I've always taken the lights down around New Years Day, as generally it is about the last day of the holidays for me, but I am off until 3rd Jan this...
Hi Davy, The mercury versions of the PT828 generally have the lamp mounted cap down, the SOX versions are of course cap up. Early mercury PT828 lanterns used a...
Hi Colin, Your 1 minute per day sounds about right for this part of the year. As the daylight/dark cycles follow an approximate sinewave, in a month or two the...
Hi Mike, I've noticed a lot of people do the same and probably for the same reason. It's lucky the way that the bank holiday has fallen this year as most of us...
HI Mike Pity you can't get a Book called Streetlighting from the British Road Makers Libarary although it was published in the 1950s it is very handy for any...
Hi All Lets see if we can have a Compitition As today is the first day of the New year lets see who is the first to get a addition to their collection. I shall...
Hello Stephen, Clear mercury lamps are very rare in the UK, but they may be obtainable from Iwasaki (www.Iwasaki.co.uk), as they are still very popular in...
Hi Colin, That sounds like an interesting book, I'll keep a look out for it. Visit www.sunrisesunset.com, and if you know the latitude and longitude of your...
Heh, I tried to approach Iwasaki UK for some 50 watters a few months ago but they weren't really interested- they wanted to charge me list price, which worked...
Hello Mike/Stephen Ask Colin aka sailormoon_01 as he has a few Clear Mercury Lamps on his website, 50w, 100w, 125w and a 250w he also has a 250w and 400w in...
Hello Colin Did you win the Aircraft warning Beacon/Light and the MBF/U lamps if yes you are the first to win a light today Best Regards Brian ... From:...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
