The day we dread the most is here, mercury vapor ballasts and fixtures are going off the market after January 1, 2008. It's a sad way to start the new year,...
But they are still allowing mercury vapor lamps which can work with metal halide ballasts Your friend, Marc In a message dated 1/1/2008 1:12:20 P.M. Eastern...
Mdschmier@...
Jan 1, 2008 7:20 pm
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True, although I do expect the older fixtures to be retrofitted to MH or HPS, because they last longer than the newer luminaires. While an HPS Silverliner is ...
Mike, I assume that you were referring to the 1960s version of the OV15 and OV25. Starting in the mid-1970s, Westinghouse began to offer HPS versions of the...
I believe that maybe in a few years we will see streetlights with lamps even more efficient than HPS and that are white like induction, compact flouerescents...
Mdschmier@...
Jan 2, 2008 12:03 am
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Does anyone think that the retailers like Home Depot, Lowes, or WalMart will be selling their 175 watt MV yard blasters or 100 watt MV floodlights at a...
The places that sell those residential fixtures may not even know that they've been discontinued, and probably will just sell off what they have at their...
Yeah it's the passing of an era, I will dearly miss it all the way but existing mercs will continue to be in service. However the bright side is that HPS may...
Oh by the way the cities of Burbank and Santa Monica uses HPS retrofit lamps in their clamshells so I have seen them lit in HPS. Pretty weird for sure....
Dave: In Santa Monica: Check out Main St. south of the I-10 overpass... they have some OV35s that are using CLEAR MERC lamps - presumably because there are MH...
Hi All I have been browsing the Links section of my website and discovered that a few collectors have closed their websites or have gone down, they are...
Hi ALl I have added the Following to my Website The Colin Grimes Collection they are B&Q 240v 150w 118mm Tungsten Halogen Lamps added to Tungsten Halogen Lamps...
Hi! I'm looking at a municipal street lighting application in Mexico where 95% of the existing lights are non-cut off optic HPS cobra heads. The local...
... least with ... wavelength. ... First of all, HPS is not monochromatic, it has strong but relatively smooth emission through the yellow to red part of the...
First things first: Are you actually talking about LPS lamps, as HPS is not monochromatic- however you also mention cobra head fixtures, which would suggest...
Excellent comments, Phil. Thank you very much. Jim educated me yesterday as to the non-monochromatic nature of HPS. Security (crime) is a huge problem down...
Perhaps it would be a good option to take a close look at the "semi cut-off" or "sag lense" which can sometimes be a reasonable compromise for even light...
... I can't speak for the eyes of other people, but the latter is certainly true for mine. How about experimenting with the light sources and luminaires in ...
Attached find a very good, pertinent article about the improved ³seeability² under night time, ³scotopic² lighting conditions with fuller spectrum light ...
Hi All I have added the Following to my Website The Colin Grimes Collection they are Venture HIPE250W/C/V/UVS/PS/4K 250w Protected Metal Halide Lamp added to...
Unfortunately this group doesn't permit attachments- however you can upload the file to the files section on the group page, link on the left. Have you...
What does everyone think about the LED decorative light strings? They seemed to become popular for the first time this past holiday season. I like them,...
I also like the brilliance of the different colors. The blue really draws your attention. They should much more durable, without a filament to break. I too ...
I have found the LED strings to be a mixed bag. They ARE getting better--this year I saw the first C-9 sets that were acceptably bright--previous versions just...
... If more of the same phosphor is added, the more-yellowish color ends up being more greenish than blackbody. Many people object to this happening with any...
Don Klipstein
don@...
Jan 27, 2008 11:37 pm
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... greens ... different ... I'm a ... translucent. ... I do like the colors, but in my opinion the technology is just not there yet. The LEDs seem to fail at...
Hi All I received a GRP Street Light today, but I have hit a slight Problem the Allen bolts which hold the light on the Bracket have seized , I have soaked...
i wou ld have to say a flickering LED red is better than a dead red incandescent on traffic lights, because a flickering red at least tells you to stop while a...
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