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Running A19 bulbs on a Floodlight fixture « on: November 05, 2011, 07:27:49 PM » Author: Lightguy
I bought a Heath Zenith floodlight that runs on 2 PAR38 bulbs that equal 200 watts,but intstead I ran the fixture on 2 A19 bulbs that equal 135 watts.
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Re: Running A19 bulbs on a Floodlight fixture « Reply #1 on: November 05, 2011, 07:49:29 PM » Author: paintballer22
Are you using 67 watt miser lamps?
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Re: Running A19 bulbs on a Floodlight fixture « Reply #2 on: November 05, 2011, 10:13:22 PM » Author: Lightguy
No,actually I used one GE 60 watt bug lite and a GE Xtra Life 75w bulb.I will upload a picture of the fixture  soon.
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Re: Running A19 bulbs on a Floodlight fixture « Reply #3 on: November 05, 2011, 10:19:15 PM » Author: paintballer22
I have the same light. the hoods somewhat protect the A 19 bulbs from the weather. I used 100 GE soft whites.
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Re: Running A19 bulbs on a Floodlight fixture « Reply #4 on: November 05, 2011, 11:08:08 PM » Author: Lightguy
Good to know.Which company made your fixture?
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Re: Running A19 bulbs on a Floodlight fixture « Reply #5 on: November 06, 2011, 02:19:10 AM » Author: Ash
Hope there are no plastic parts inside. The PAR lamp reflects the IR out as well so it heats the fixture less than A lamp even one of way lower power
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Re: Running A19 bulbs on a Floodlight fixture « Reply #6 on: November 06, 2011, 05:26:47 AM » Author: paintballer22
@ lightguy it is a utilitech from Lowes, the fixture is all metal and the socket is porcelain it seems well made but time will tell.
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Re: Running A19 bulbs on a Floodlight fixture « Reply #7 on: November 06, 2011, 06:13:30 AM » Author: Medved
There may be even important, how heat resistant are the wires connecting the sockets. The socket may well be PK, but if the wire insulation would melt from the high temperature present there, the whole thing would fail...
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Re: Running A19 bulbs on a Floodlight fixture « Reply #8 on: November 06, 2011, 12:45:20 PM » Author: funkybulb
 most wire is rated at 90 C rating some can use 105 C but not very oftem
 the older stuff you have to watch out 60 c rating that can be a problem

 even though we use 90 C wire in houses but the code derate it to 60 C for resdential installment
 in most case.
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Re: Running A19 bulbs on a Floodlight fixture « Reply #9 on: November 06, 2011, 01:20:18 PM » Author: Ash
IR hitting the plastic can heat it instantly to way more than 150C
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Re: Running A19 bulbs on a Floodlight fixture « Reply #10 on: November 06, 2011, 02:33:04 PM » Author: Medved
even though we use 90 C wire in houses but the code derate it to 60 C for resdential installment
 in most case.

It is derated (to 60degC for a case), because the installation need a margin for selfheating by maximum current load plus the surge from the eventual short circuit condition (from the time the short circuit occur till it get's really interrupted by the fusing, the short circuit circuit current of multiple kA heat the wire up further) and after all of that the internal temperature should not exceed the real material rating (so the 90degC for that case). So in this view the 30degC is not as much...
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Re: Running A19 bulbs on a Floodlight fixture « Reply #11 on: November 06, 2011, 03:34:37 PM » Author: Lightguy
I have used the light for 2 days in a row using the  :a_inc: bulb,and the light has not failed.Heres the picture of my light running.
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Re: Running A19 bulbs on a Floodlight fixture « Reply #12 on: November 06, 2011, 03:45:07 PM » Author: Medved
The insulation plastic degradation is not a matter of days, but rather a year or so...
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