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Title: Has anyone saved any ballasts, ignitors, and bulbs from roadkilled street lights
Post by: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA on October 27, 2020, 08:12:45 PM
Today, I have saved a 200w HPS ballast from a roadkilled street lantern and I have several more. Does anyone else save downed street lights from car crashes?
Title: Re: Has anyone saved any ballasts, ignitors, and bulbs from roadkilled street lights
Post by: wide-lite 1000 on October 27, 2020, 08:24:42 PM
I've grabbed more than my share over the last 35 years . I'll save what's useable and scrap the remainder.
Title: Re: Has anyone saved any ballasts, ignitors, and bulbs from roadkilled street lights
Post by: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA on October 27, 2020, 08:26:45 PM
With some of my roadkilled HPS ballasts, I was unable to strike the proper lamp on the ballast even though it was wired properly. I wonder why this is so.
Title: Re: Has anyone saved any ballasts, ignitors, and bulbs from roadkilled street lights
Post by: Bulbman256 on October 27, 2020, 08:29:21 PM
There was an accident that knocked a light off the pole near me that was not there the day before when i walked by but i could not find the light :sadbulb:
Title: Re: Has anyone saved any ballasts, ignitors, and bulbs from roadkilled street lights
Post by: wide-lite 1000 on October 27, 2020, 08:29:25 PM
Either damaged something in the coil itself or bad capacitor or starter .
Title: Re: Has anyone saved any ballasts, ignitors, and bulbs from roadkilled street lights
Post by: LightDragon on November 01, 2020, 04:54:01 PM
yes ive saved many!
Title: Re: Has anyone saved any ballasts, ignitors, and bulbs from roadkilled street lights
Post by: CreeRSW207 on November 02, 2020, 09:52:21 PM
At a local harbor freight, a light fell down that I may save it. Though I’ll have to run the risk of it being 480v.
Title: Re: Has anyone saved any ballasts, ignitors, and bulbs from roadkilled street lights
Post by: HomeBrewLamps on November 03, 2020, 03:51:57 AM
Many times
Title: Re: Has anyone saved any ballasts, ignitors, and bulbs from roadkilled street lights
Post by: Mandolin Girl on November 09, 2020, 03:27:22 PM
The important thing that you have to remember is that until you get permission from the owner of the fixture it will be classed as theft.!  :police:
Title: Re: Has anyone saved any ballasts, ignitors, and bulbs from roadkilled street lights
Post by: HPS_250 on November 09, 2020, 06:07:54 PM
The only knocked down fixture I have seen in my area was a Leotek LED. The fixture was completely destroyed, and from what I could tell there was nothing salvageable except a few wire nuts and the photocell. I wouldn’t have interest in saving LED parts anyway.