71   General / General Discussion / Re: Does anyone miss the sodium streetlights?  on: June 29, 2025, 02:40:42 AM 
Started by phosco179 - Last post by Medved
I do not miss HPS, what I do miss is mercury vapor. But it is clear to me the MV just were not able to hold.
 72   Lanterns/Fixtures / Modern / Re: ERLH discontinued?  on: June 28, 2025, 11:23:52 PM 
Started by Baked bagel 11 - Last post by Baked bagel 11
Well, I certainly hope so! As soon as you can get a photo of one, please let me know!
 73   General / General Discussion / Re: Does anyone miss the sodium streetlights?  on: June 28, 2025, 11:17:22 PM 
Started by phosco179 - Last post by fluorescent lover 40
Remembered them as a kid (mainly HPS) when they were all over. Out on late night drives to all the various places we went to back then. Loved falling asleep under them. Don’t miss them too much these days, as I do enjoy the better light and color rendering of LEDs but I still feel nostalgic whenever I go into an area still lit with HPS.
 74   Lanterns/Fixtures / Modern / Re: ERLH discontinued?  on: June 28, 2025, 11:10:28 PM 
Started by Baked bagel 11 - Last post by fluorescent lover 40
Looks like it. I’m guessing the ERL1 and ERLC will be next to be discontinued as well.

You bet SCE will use them. Probably SDG&E too.
 75   Lanterns/Fixtures / Modern / Re: What type of fixtures are used to light pedestrian underpasses near you?  on: June 28, 2025, 08:07:19 PM 
Started by Baked bagel 11 - Last post by Baked bagel 11
Interesting, thanks for the links!

Are the LEDs glarey at night?
 76   General / General Discussion / Re: Does anyone miss the sodium streetlights?  on: June 28, 2025, 07:06:26 PM 
Started by phosco179 - Last post by Econolite03
The sky used to glow orange when HPS was still widely used in Southern California, marine layers would make it more pronounced. Those were the days.
 :hps: :sox18:
 77   General / General Discussion / Re: Does anyone miss the sodium streetlights?  on: June 28, 2025, 04:24:01 PM 
Started by phosco179 - Last post by LightsAreBright27
We still have a lot of them, 250w. Sodium orange feels a lot better than daylight leds
 78   General / General Discussion / Re: Does anyone miss the sodium streetlights?  on: June 28, 2025, 03:28:18 PM 
Started by phosco179 - Last post by Alex
I do not miss them and do not feel bad for them getting replaced. Never liked orange HPS light in the city. Replacing HPS with 3000K LEDs is a significant light quality upgrade in my opinion. Though, hate LED streetlights in higher than 4000K color temp.

I grew up with mercury lights, so certainly is imprinted by this. OK with mercury, MH and fluorescents on the street, however generally do not like old greened out mercury lamps.

I agree with you, and can honestly not wait to see the HPS laterns be replaced with some warm wite LEDs in the street I live.
 79   Lanterns/Fixtures / Modern / Re: What type of fixtures are used to light pedestrian underpasses near you?  on: June 28, 2025, 02:38:21 PM 
Started by Baked bagel 11 - Last post by Make
In Finland, mainly that style of fixtures was used, installed in many ways on ceiling and walls, on surface and recessed: https://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-71526 Usually they have MV lamps, sometimes HPS.
This is a very rare underpass fixture: https://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-160366

Nowadays, of course, a lot of fixed LEDs are used: https://easyled.fi/en/products/luminaires/pro-via/ and https://www.lumous.fi/en/product-category/bridge-and-tunnel-lighting/
 80   General / General Discussion / Re: Does anyone miss the sodium streetlights?  on: June 28, 2025, 07:15:31 AM 
Started by phosco179 - Last post by AsXSn
I miss very much this orange hue of HPS lighting, more when my town had to switch to full LED few months ago, new 740 LEDs are kinda useless on main roads while I drive car and road surface is wet after rain, it is very uncomfortable because lanes and everything reflect more than with HPS and it harm vision.
I really liked visiting my aunt in Wroclaw city which had much Pilote fixtures, street near aunt apartament block was lit by many T2/250W on doual arms and it always making my mood good after seeing it with ton of orange light, since 2023 it gone forever, now since december 2024 HPS in my town gone
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