Does anyone know when the Classic Wide-Lite style floods discontinued? « on: February 09, 2026, 06:16:45 AM » Author: Milwaukeeman2003
Hey everyone! I was wondering when all the Wide-Lite style fixtures, like the Aktra II, were discontinued. All info will be appreciated, thanks!
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	Re: Does anyone know when the Classic Wide-Lite style floods discontinued? « Reply #1 on: February 09, 2026, 11:48:06 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
I know the F-series was made into the 2000's .
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	Re: Does anyone know when the Classic Wide-Lite style floods discontinued? « Reply #3 on: February 10, 2026, 12:12:14 AM » Author: wide-lite 1000
The listed colored lenses are interesting !
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	Re: Does anyone know when the Classic Wide-Lite style floods discontinued? « Reply #4 on: February 10, 2026, 07:43:49 PM » Author: Milwaukeeman2003
I couldn’t agree more. I wonder what colors were available.
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	Re: Does anyone know when the Classic Wide-Lite style floods discontinued? « Reply #5 on: February 10, 2026, 07:45:08 PM » Author: Milwaukeeman2003
Quote from: joseph_125 on February 10, 2026, 12:00:09 AM I think the F-Series was available for special order until 2019/2020 and into the Signify era. The last spec sheet for it has Signify branding and is still online and has a copyright date of 2019 on the last page. Interesting a 1500w MH model was made as well. Must have been bright. Now, I think the smaller Wide-Lite Jr. Model which was based off the F-Series was probably discontinued in the 1970s before the HPS era, all examples I've seen online were 100-250w MV. Thanks for the info! I’m surprised it doesn’t say it has discontinued.
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	Re: Does anyone know when the Classic Wide-Lite style floods discontinued? « Reply #6 on: February 10, 2026, 10:19:48 PM » Author: Maxim
They are for sure discontinued; their place of manufacture (San Marcos, TX) was closed in 2024.
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	Re: Does anyone know when the Classic Wide-Lite style floods discontinued? « Reply #9 on: February 11, 2026, 03:08:05 PM » Author: Milwaukeeman2003
Quote from: Maxim on February 10, 2026, 10:19:48 PM They are for sure discontinued; their place of manufacture (San Marcos, TX) was closed in 2024. That’s a shame, but what if they relocated production?
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	Re: Does anyone know when the Classic Wide-Lite style floods discontinued? « Reply #10 on: February 11, 2026, 03:10:14 PM » Author: Milwaukeeman2003
Quote from: joseph_125 on February 11, 2026, 12:12:41 AM I wondered about the colour options as well, would be interesting to see one in the wild. IIRC Wide-Lite also had a F-Series with a shutter for applications required instant on/off. I believe Signify discontinued all their non LED luminaires sometime around the 2022-2024 time period, which makes sense the plant shut down around then. That’s quite interesting, but it’s definitely a real shame if that’s really the case.
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