First off - HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Just curious, Has anyone had any luck with the Chinese made Westinghouse lamps in any wattage OTHER than 175? Reason I ask is...
Hi, folks! The old board is kind of quiet these days, so I thought I'd try to get things moving with an updated LA report (circa December 2004). Hollywood...
I am new to this group. I am wondering if the discussion revolves around how lamps look and lamp trivia or if there are also discussions also on the technical...
Hello, Jim! Thanks for all the updates. Now that you mention it, I do remember you mentioning the plans for Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills. Speaking once more...
Thanks for the report, very interesting! I was lucky enough to be in LA in May & part of June Jast year and in a way I'm glad to hear not too much has changed!...
After waiting forever, I finally received an ITT/AE Model 25. This unit came from Candada and is painted (yes, painted) in a metallic silver finish. I've ...
Hi Kevin, How old do you think your fixture is? Is there a photo anywhere within this group's album so I and others can get a gander of what this fixture style...
Joe, I have uploaded five pictures to 'Kevin's Lights -> ITT-AE 25" within this group. The fixture is definitely painted with a metallic "silver"-like finish,...
Hi Kevin, The photos look great. Now I know what the fixture actually looks like. I will agree that it is probably later 60s/very early 70s (after which they...
I've seen these particular fixtures in both Mercury and HPS versions with the occasional MH retrofit. After looking at these and the older 327's, they seem to...
... From: "Jim Terry" <jrterry@...> To: <streetlights-l@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 10:48 AM Subject: [streetlights-l] RE: LA Report...
Guys: Landmark is American Electric in Canada. And I hate to burst anyone's bubble, but Landmark NEVER painted it's lights gray, only silver. Until maybe 5...
Just to touch up on the colors of streetlight fixtures: I've seen many fixtures painted in both silver and grey, and as a former resident of Baltimore, I can...
The 25 that I have installed at my parents house in VA is labelled on the exterior as ITT, but is stamped "Landmark" followed by a part number on an internal...
... around ... on the ... dimming ... There's discussions on whatever you would like to discuss, so long as it's in some way lighting related. Some guys are...
Happy New Year everyone... A couple of questions for the more experienced enthusiasts.. Most every streetlight installation I see, is connected directly to 120...
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Hi Keith, Street lighting luminaires typically never had any circuit protection although GE offered it as an option. From my long experience working for a...
In Roswell, NM, they used an odd fused link. Most of the secondary road corners are lit up with MV nema heads. The older systems they fused, while the newer...
I've noticed the same thing... Except that for underground fed small loads that is is usually protected by a 20 - 3- amp fuse for a small unmetered load... ...
In the50's-60's, every streetlight in Nassau county, L.I. was fused. Cartridge type fuse with stranded leeds, in the hot leg. They had a spring loaded red flag...
Hi, Phil! I remember your excellent set of photos from your LA trip. Seeing your shots of the new Hollywood Blvd cross arms & bases were what convinced me...
Hey Guys, Today I received the Sylvania/Powerlite cobrahead that I won from the same seller that Kevin Boswell won his silver 25 from. Everything arrived...
Jim, You mentioned that the Canadian luminaires are now painted grey just like ours. I wonder why CSA used to require luminaires to be silver? Oh BTW the 25s...
... There's a good chance I'll get sent down there around may 17th-20th, keep me updated if others are planning to be in the area. I wouldn't mind seeing some...
I know that the current-generation M400 now looks like the Model 125, since I brought that up earlier. But I'm wondering if Hubbell tried to copycat another...