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Do you use a street light as a main room light? « on: April 26, 2022, 06:58:16 PM » Author: AgentHalogen_87
If you have a street light in your collection, do you use it to light the room more than the hardwired fixture?

When I got my first street light (a 36W PL-L Philips Residium FGS224), about 5 years ago, I wired it up, stuck it on my top shelf, and plugged it into the wall. Since then, the light fixture that's hardwired into the ceiling has hardly been turned on. I use the Residium as my main room light every day, with the exception of running another street light for fun on occasion. It's still running the lamp it came with, and it runs for about 4 hours a day.

Does anybody else have a similar use for one of their street lights? :wndr:
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Re: Do you use a street light as a main room light? « Reply #1 on: April 26, 2022, 07:16:13 PM » Author: Econolite03
Not yet… mine’s too bright.
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How about street lights for other rooms of the home like the bathroom? I mean, imagine taking a shower with only the light of a Beta 5 or something.
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Re: Do you use a street light as a main room light? « Reply #2 on: April 26, 2022, 07:33:10 PM » Author: AgentHalogen_87
That is a very nice idea, but UK homes pretty much never have power outlets in the bathroom (with exception to a shavers electric razor charger socket) and I'm not running cables everywhere. I'll stick to my hurricane lantern in the bathroom for now :)
I do have a SON150 lantern in the attic that I use instead of the 7, 60W filament lamps that are up there. A lot of energy saving, but I do need sunglasses  8)
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Re: Do you use a street light as a main room light? « Reply #3 on: April 26, 2022, 07:40:14 PM » Author: joseph_125
I have this gumball installed over my desk. Now I don't usually run a 150w HPS in it. It's originally intended for up to 300w incandescent but I usually run a 39W 3000K CMH in it but I've tried other lamps such as 20w LED, 50w clear MV, and 35w HPS. In fact I even built a custom 39w CMH ballast assembly for it.

As a joke I once plugged my 18w SOX Goldeye in the bathroom and took a shower with only it on. That was strange to say the least. ;D

Now I think that's the brightest streetlight I would install. All of my cobraheads are too bright and/or too heavy to install. Imagine if I installed my 400w HPS OVF there.
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Re: Do you use a street light as a main room light? « Reply #4 on: April 26, 2022, 07:49:35 PM » Author: AgentHalogen_87
That's a nice setup indeed. It seems to work well :)

That is an interesting experience, I grant you ;D

Crikey, HPS 400 in any room short of a sports stadium would be excessive! :poof:
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Re: Do you use a street light as a main room light? « Reply #5 on: April 26, 2022, 09:38:12 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
I have 3 in my room ! https://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=5198&pos=52&pid=188771
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Re: Do you use a street light as a main room light? « Reply #6 on: April 26, 2022, 10:02:07 PM » Author: joseph_125
Quote from: AgentHalogen_87 on April 26, 2022, 07:49:35 PM
That's a nice setup indeed. It seems to work well :)

That is an interesting experience, I grant you ;D

Crikey, HPS 400 in any room short of a sports stadium would be excessive! :poof:

Thanks! Yeah the SOX shower was pretty strange indeed lol. I'd say the most I'd go for a indoor streetlight inside a typical residence would be 70w MH/HPS or 100w MV. Any more and it'll probably be too much. Maybe 175w max for some larger rooms.
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Re: Do you use a street light as a main room light? « Reply #7 on: April 26, 2022, 11:30:28 PM » Author: 108CAM
I have a B2222 with an 11w Philips Ambience CFL that looks almost identical to a 50w MV bulb. I use it alongside 2 F36T8 battens when I'm in my room working. This is because 2 of the 4 hardwired lights are  :eoled: however the 2 that still work do an excellent job at eliminating the shadows created by the fluorescent lights. I'm very limited with mounting options for my fixtures because my parents don't want me cutting holes in the walls.
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Re: Do you use a street light as a main room light? « Reply #8 on: April 27, 2022, 12:22:40 AM » Author: xmaslightguy
I have a 4 streetlights, none of them are something I'd use as a room light .lol. ...
2 are HPS (both of which are currently stored in the attic)
2 are cheap eBay LED (one is up in the backyard, the other is?..actually I'm not sure where in the house it is right now(possibly laying around the basement))
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Re: Do you use a street light as a main room light? « Reply #9 on: April 27, 2022, 06:41:42 AM » Author: AgentHalogen_87
Wide-lite 1000 - That looks great!

Joseph_125 - Yeah, I use HPS 70 on occasion. I do have a 150 for the attic, and one for the garden, but that's the limit for those.

180CAM - That seems like a decent setup. I'm in a similar situation to you. My lantern is just resting on the shelf, with the cable going across and down to the plug socket.

Xmaslightguy - I have a couple of HPS 150 lanterns in storage too, but the lower wattage lanterns are out and ready to light. High wattage HPS >100 is probably not the best for domestic room lighting :)
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Re: Do you use a street light as a main room light? « Reply #10 on: April 27, 2022, 08:02:32 PM » Author: Rommie
As you probably already know, we use two Gamma 6 lanterns in our living room, one 35W SOX (actually a 26W SOX-E at the moment) and one 50W HPS. They are on timers and are on during the afternoon until we go to bed.
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Re: Do you use a street light as a main room light? « Reply #11 on: April 27, 2022, 10:42:56 PM » Author: joseph_125
Those post tops looks pretty neat inside. I guess they make good floor lamps. If I got one of the small Holophane post tops, I'd probably try turning it into a floor lamp too.
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Re: Do you use a street light as a main room light? « Reply #12 on: April 28, 2022, 08:40:47 AM » Author: Rommie
They're excellent, perfect for what we need. Sammi in particular finds it much easier to read under sodium light.
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Re: Do you use a street light as a main room light? « Reply #13 on: April 28, 2022, 09:16:37 AM » Author: Econolite03
Then at 4AM they suddenly turn on…
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Re: Do you use a street light as a main room light? « Reply #14 on: April 28, 2022, 09:58:33 AM » Author: Rommie
Nah, 4pm is closer to the mark  :lol:

'Gemma' (SOX) runs from 4pm to 10pm, and 'Gary' (HPS) from 6pm to midnight.
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