Here's a 250w HPS Cooper OVX that replaced a GE M-250R2 like the ones in background today, Oddly they seem to alternate between installing FCO and drop lensed fixtures as replacements here.
Here's the crew that installed the OVX working on the M-250R2 behind it.
Update: I guess the OVX really did die in less than a month it's now a FCO 125. Same wattage though.
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Apparently they never fixed the OVX it's been out since last January and it was installed last December so it's been out for longer than it was working.
And I'm really sure why they decided to use a 250w lume in place of the old 150w GE M-250R2.
Yeah those Cooper ignitors don't seem to be fighters when it comes to cycling lamps. Two of the M-250R2s I reported on Rte 37 started cycling around Valentine's Day. Only about three months in. It's still onlt those two cycling though. NGrid didn't even bother to relamp the offramps or merges either. Nor did they relamp the intersecting freeway, I-295. The only thing is that the poles on RIDOT's lights (ones controlled by individual PCs are actually serviced by NGrid) don't have pole numbers so i can't report individual lights without counting the poles myself which I don't plan on doing.
Most ignitors are only designed to last about 6 months with a dead lamp, I wish they would push for more of the auto-off ignitors that only let the lamp cycle a few times before cutting out until it gets power again, that would save a lot of fixtures from being needlessly replaced.
Yeah I agree with automatic shut-off ignitors, but I don't see them at all really. I wonder how much more it costs to have one of those installed in the fixture. I think AEL is the only cobrahead maker who has that feature (that's if they even have it). I think Holophane has that feature for their highmasts.
Oddly I don't think that OVX cycled very much...maybe like a week if it even cycled. And yeah I like the idea of auto shutoff ignitors, a lot of fixtures here would be saved if we used them (my utility dosen't replace ignitors).
Hmm. I know this is a late response, but I found this. It's made by Howard Lighting and is a ignitor shut-off device that's wired in with the ignitor's nuetral, similar to your R47's ignitor switch Joe. Sounds pretty good since it can be used with any style ignitor, HPS or PSMH. I wonder how much those things cost...
Yeah. I wish they were more popular too. A lot of fixtures here would be saved from NGrid's scrap dumpster.
And to answer Ian's question way up there: The four bundled wires act as three individual primary lines. The fourth wire on the top is just extra. I think the primary lines have to be coated so that they don't flash over though.
I also have 2 photocells that actually has a sensor that will shut off the whole streetlight if it detects cycling.....tried it, it works....when it detects it and stops...an LED inside the photocell will flash
Colorado is getting overrun by LED's too, they have replacing ALL of the state maintained lights with LED's, different kinds. There are still lots of HPS but I wonder when those will get replaced. The orange glow of the city will turn blue soon. How soon? Not sure..
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![Cooper OVX and GE M-250R2s
Here's a 250w HPS Cooper OVX that replaced a GE M-250R2 like the ones in background today, Oddly they seem to alternate between installing FCO and drop lensed fixtures as replacements here.
[url=http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5523/pc200087.jpg] Here's [/url] the crew that installed the OVX working on the M-250R2 behind it.
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Cooper OVX and GE M-250R2s
Here's a 250w HPS Cooper OVX that replaced a GE M-250R2 like the ones in background today, Oddly they seem to alternate between installing FCO and drop lensed fixtures as replacements here.
[url=http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5523/pc200087.jpg] Here's [/url] the crew that installed the OVX working on the M-250R2 behind it.
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-----[24 Dec 2011 at 22:34]-----
Apparently they never fixed the OVX it's been out since last January and it was installed last December so it's been out for longer than it was working.
And I'm really sure why they decided to use a 250w lume in place of the old 150w GE M-250R2.
And to answer Ian's question way up there: The four bundled wires act as three individual primary lines. The fourth wire on the top is just extra. I think the primary lines have to be coated so that they don't flash over though.
I also have 2 photocells that actually has a sensor that will shut off the whole streetlight if it detects cycling.....tried it, it works....when it detects it and stops...an LED inside the photocell will flash
Yeah Ive noticed a difference in the sky in Mississauga where its almost all LED now. Not really Yellowy/Orange anymore