Hi All I have added the Following to my Website The Colin Grimes Collection they are AEI-Mazda 240v 200w Filament Lamp with ES Cap added to Incandescent Lamps...
I live very close to the Los Angeles area myself so I know what you mean. Every time I get into the LA metro area I see accidents and close calls happen all...
... Caltrans doesn't light any stretch of freeway except at the freeway exits and merges in interchange areas. The only exceptions are continuously lit...
... mean. Every time I get into the LA metro area I see accidents and close calls happen all the time. On I-210 most drivers go 90 MPH. I know several people...
NY city drivers aren't as bad, at least they cherish life and try not to run in front of you for the most part, at least what I have seen on I-95 and on Long...
In New York State, the troupers are agressive with speeders. In NYC , the speed limit on all highways is 5omph or less; streets are 30. In the suburbs of Long...
Actually the California Highway Patrol is pretty strict with speeders but there are millions of aggressive drivers in the LA area so they can't catch them all....
If they must use HPS, I would prefer it be full cutoffs. To: streetlights-l@...: europachris@...: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:35:48...
david es
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Dec 3, 2007 7:01 pm
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For some addtional NY and New Jersey Pictures I myself took, check For NYC: http://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/thumbnails.php? album=105 I took a picture...
Hi All I have added the Following to my Website The Colin Grimes Collection they are Crompton 240v 100w Filament Lamp with Pearl Bulb and BC Cap added to...
Hi All I recieved two 35w SOX PSG lamps today, is it normal for them to have sodium around the electrodes, it loos like this is a manufactring flaw as the...
As part of the move to curb emissions, the Port Authority of NJ/NY is changing the lights inside the entire length of the holland Tunnel from fluorescent to...
I do the GW bridge every once in a while. That will be interesting to see the cable lights from MV/MH to LED. Dave ... From: diapason41 <diapason41@...>...
Hi All I have added the Following to my Website The Colin Grimes Collection they are Vintage Thermolite 220v Carbon Filament Lamp with Blue Bulb & ES Cap and 2...
MY DEAR I HAVE LOAD 14.4 KW FOR 6 POLES EACH ONE POLE 4 LAMP LOAD FOR ONE LAMP IS 600 WATT DISTANCE BETWEEN POLES IS 110 MTR CABLE SIZE 25 MM , MV FOR THIS...
You have to consider the TOTAL distance of the cable--all the way out to the last light and all the way back in to the start point. Dividing by two will only...
Hi all, I apologize right of the bat, as this is not a specific streetlighting question, but it does concern metal halide HID technology which is found in many...
... I've had one new magnetic ballast that was bad right out of the box, it didn't last long before it overheated and smoked though. A bad capacitor is...
Hi James, On the brighter side (no pun intended), I finally managed to get in touch with the retailer. He said that from my symptoms it's most likely the dry...
If that ballast is an HX type, the capacitor /shouldn't/ store a charge. On HX ballasts the cap is only present for power factor correction and should appear...
I just re-checked the wiring. Externally, the wires marked "CAP", "COM", "LAMP" etc... all match the ballast label as well as the literature. But if there is...
It's a standard HX model, so if you disconnect the cap it should work. You should be able to measure something approximating 277 from the cap lead that...
... That voltage looks OK to me! What I would check if you are sure that you can do this without electrocuting yourself: Measure the voltage across the...
Don Klipstein
don@...
Dec 18, 2007 10:17 am
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... Leading ballast circuits often have high power factor. Example: CWA ballasts. The main current limiting element for the lamp is the lamp-series ...
Don Klipstein
don@...
Dec 18, 2007 10:27 am
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... This applies for capacitor in series with the lamp, as in the CWA type ballast. - Don Klipstein (don@...)...
Don Klipstein
don@...
Dec 18, 2007 10:30 am
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Something is REALLY weird with this ballast / capacitor / ignitor of mine. I disconnected the capacitor and ignitor entirely from the circuit as Lee...
... I suspect one of the wires into the ballast is flat out broken, or it may have broken off and shorted itself to one of the other leads. Ohm out all the...
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