Yep it's a horrible day for the 113/115 which used to light this road.

The DIODES are invading!

This light was in service since 1990 with the original lamp and photocell, the only one that was left on this street that was never serviced!

Those 113 had very strong reflectors. A 100w one will light the ground as well as a 150w GE or Cooper cobrahead. They don't seem to have early lamp failitures either.

21 years Service free I think is very good!

Wow! 21 years in dusk to dawn service.

Fixtures back then were made with quality. You would be lucky today to even get 5 years out of a fixture.

Wow! That lasted longer than any LED could possibly hope to last! It's to bad fixtures, lamps and PCs aren't made with that quality anymore.

I know a lot of AE 113s and OVCs (later OVZ) that are already over 20 years old and going in my area!

That's a bummer they're getting rid of this light, I bet it won't be long before they have to replace the LED fixture.

Now I wonder if any of the 1982 OV 15s on my street still have their original 100w HPS lamps.

I've never seen a burned out 113. i'm not saying that there aren't any here, but burned out 113 are rare here. The lamps back then were better too.

I have around here but usually a new lamp and PC is all they need. we change out more M-250R2's than 113's.

The model 25 I just acquired was made in 1983 and has been in service ever since about that time! Up until this month I think, dnd everything still works today! Then it was taken down for a project on I-70 where they are adding an exit.

But, Today's fixtures CAN last 20-30 years, it just depends on what the linemen use, the lamps, the photocells, and the quality of the fixture, like a GE M-400 R3... That could last a well long time without servicing if you use a good lamp.

Fixtures back then have had problems like that before! I Bet some of the model 25's or 113's have been put in service and only lasted like 3 years before burning out. And others 20 years! It actually varies.

we change out more M-250R2s too, but that's because we have more GEs in our system. It seems like National grid doesn't replace ignitors because when a light goes out without it cycling at all (usually the ignitor), a new fixtures seems to typically find it's way to the mast arm.

Here I was told the contractor replaces ignitors but I don't think they actually do.

It seemed Xcel energy replaced the ignitors in old AE fixtures without REMOVING the old ignitor and just letting the new ignitor hang loose in the fixture not attached to the housing at all. Both my 113 and Model 25 had this case. But they weren't plug in ignitors they were just screwed in directly.

The old ignitor on the Model 25 worked but not sure about the original ignitor of the model 113.

But they guy on the truck did say the GE's were a better quality than the AEL's. And that is so true.

But Ian the 113 is not an AEL, nor is the model 25. Those are both just as good quality as GE, AEL isn't bad quality either.

No the cobraheads on the TRUCK (They were brand new) Were AEL and GE. 115's 125's M-400 R2 (Yes brand new), M-400 R3 and M-250 R2's. And I said GE's were a BETTER quality than AEL, I never said AEL was bad quality, their quality is fine.

I have to agree with Ian, but that doesn't mean GE's fixtures are perfect though. They need to work on their cheesy ignitors and develop a better latch that won't unlatch as easy. (yes, i see new M-400s loose their doors. )