Favorite type of light fixtures? « on: June 07, 2023, 01:12:02 AM » Author: Robotjulep
What are your favorite type of light fixtures? My favorites are semi-cutoff cobra-heads, open-rated high-bays, and recessed can lights, either totally enclosed or open.
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	Re: Favorite type of light fixtures? « Reply #1 on: June 07, 2023, 01:19:38 AM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
I personally love halfpiper preheat fluorescent tube fixtures from the 1940s, milk glass louvered preheat fluorescent tube fixtures from the 1940s and 1950s, transparent high bay fixtures (those with prismatic bell shaped refractors), particle board preheat fluorescent tube shoplight fixtures, preheat circline fluorescent adapters designed for table lamps, Japanese preheat circline fluorescent pendants, milk glass incandescent schoolhouse pendants from the 1900s to 1940s, silver bowl incandescent saturn ring pendant fixtures from the 1940s to 1960s, 1960s to 1970s GE cobrahead street lanterns, British low pressure sodium street lanterns with long diffused refractor bowls, British low pressure sodium street lanterns with open reflectors, and tiffany swag lamps and pendant fixtures from the 1960s and 1970s.
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	Re: Favorite type of light fixtures? « Reply #3 on: June 08, 2023, 02:56:23 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
I also forgot to mention that I also love clamshell street lanterns.
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	Re: Favorite type of light fixtures? « Reply #4 on: June 08, 2023, 04:27:58 PM » Author: Burrito
Westinghouse OV-35 & OV-50, Ge M400A & M400A2, Ge HM1000 & M1000 (in HPS) American electric/ITT 327 in 1000 watt HPS or Mercury & the ITT model 25 in HPS. Finally, i love the canopy gas station lights such as those LSI Masters series. I also like the Spaulding fluorescent gas station lights as well as their SeBring in 1000 watt mercury.
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	Re: Favorite type of light fixtures? « Reply #6 on: June 08, 2023, 05:11:16 PM » Author: Robotjulep
To be a little more specific my favorite luminaires are: -GE M-400 all types and GE Form all types -AEL 115, 125, 325, and 327 -Westinghouse OV-25 all generations -Cooper OVZ, OVX, OVM, and  all Lumark Flood lites -All Aluminum reflector high bays open type (preferably 250w-400w coated mercury vapor) -Wide-lite floodlights (preferably mercury vapor) -EYE Iwasaki H760, KSC-4/H745, H743, and H741 HID cobraheads example of one -EYE Iwasaki H366DX, H366SX floodlights and similar stuff.
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	Re: Favorite type of light fixtures? « Reply #7 on: June 09, 2023, 03:14:57 AM » Author: dor123
Thorn/Europhane Pilote and Thorn Alpha 2000, due to their interesting ignitors.
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	Re: Favorite type of light fixtures? « Reply #8 on: June 11, 2023, 02:04:54 PM » Author: Cole D.
-cobrahead fixtures -NEMA head type fixtures -post top mid century fixtures -wallpacks -barn or gas station lights -old ornate fluorescent wall or ceiling lights -parabolic troffers -recessed lights with fresnel lenses or square recessed -porcelain wall sconces -banker’s lamps -6 way floor lamps -Tiffany or stained glass lamps
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	Re: Favorite type of light fixtures? « Reply #9 on: June 12, 2023, 11:19:09 AM » Author: AngryHorse
Mine has to be the good old traditional coach lights!
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	Re: Favorite type of light fixtures? « Reply #10 on: June 13, 2023, 05:13:51 PM » Author: Robotjulep
Very nice looking fixture. I wonder if they make mercury vapor fixtures like these?
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	Re: Favorite type of light fixtures? « Reply #11 on: June 14, 2023, 02:46:16 AM » Author: AngryHorse
Fellow member Andy actually had a 40 watt clear mercury lamp in one of these!
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	Re: Favorite type of light fixtures? « Reply #13 on: June 14, 2023, 12:40:41 PM » Author: LightsoftheWest
My favorite are probably shoebox area lights, any type of luminaire found at a gas station, or European-styled modern architectural area lights. HID, LPS, and LED fixtures intrigue me the most.
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	Re: Favorite type of light fixtures? « Reply #14 on: June 14, 2023, 01:58:45 PM » Author: Robotjulep
Quote from: Rommie on June 14, 2023, 09:16:44 AM Anything with a SOX (or any LPS) lamp in it        The Thorn Gamma 6 and Beta 5 have to be our top favourites though, we have them lighing up our lives here every day  The Thorn Gamma 6 looks really nice for an indoor lamp!
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