Streetlights in the countryside? « on: June 24, 2018, 01:01:31 PM » Author: Cole D.
Do you ever see streetlights in the countryside roads or rural areas? I never have seen any but wondered if other parts of the country or other countries have them. However, although there are no streetlights, I'd guess at least half of houses I see in rural areas have some kind of security light, most commonly a NEMA bucket light rented from the utility or sometimes a yard blaster.
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	Re: Streetlights in the countryside? « Reply #1 on: June 24, 2018, 01:14:12 PM » Author: AngryHorse
Its pretty common in the UK, a classic example is here. This one is in a place called Llandudno, North Wales, (pronounced `clandidno` by the Welsh), its also where you will find most of the older stuff, untouched by LED conversions in Britain
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	Re: Streetlights in the countryside? « Reply #2 on: June 24, 2018, 05:38:06 PM » Author: HomeBrewLamps
Intersecting out in rural areas here have streetlights.. Most are MV around here. In 175W.
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	Re: Streetlights in the countryside? « Reply #3 on: June 28, 2018, 06:23:30 PM » Author: Cole D.
@AngryHorse, I kind of thought the UK probably had lights in the country areas, I've seen a few on here. Those are really nice fixtures, and I looked at your other photos too, very cool. @HomeBrewLamps, hmm, 175 MV still used for streetlighting? That's cool. Are they dimmed bulbs or still maintained well?
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	Re: Streetlights in the countryside? « Reply #4 on: June 28, 2018, 06:50:50 PM » Author: HomeBrewLamps
Quote from: Cole D. on June 28, 2018, 06:23:30 PM @AngryHorse, I kind of thought the UK probably had lights in the country areas, I've seen a few on here. Those are really nice fixtures, and I looked at your other photos too, very cool. @HomeBrewLamps, hmm, 175 MV still used for streetlighting? That's cool. Are they dimmed bulbs or still maintained well? they're maintained..
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	Re: Streetlights in the countryside? « Reply #5 on: June 28, 2018, 08:45:57 PM » Author: Lumex120
Quote from: Cole D. on June 28, 2018, 06:23:30 PM @HomeBrewLamps, hmm, 175 MV still used for streetlighting? That's cool. Are they dimmed bulbs or still maintained well? I know of a medium-sized town in Nebraska that uses almost entirely 250 and 400w mercury vapor for the streetlights. They are very well maintained. If something happens to them they replace them with 250w PSMH AEL 125's.
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	Re: Streetlights in the countryside? « Reply #6 on: June 28, 2018, 10:50:13 PM » Author: HomeBrewLamps
Isn't there a member on this site that lives around there... I could of sworn somone lives around an area that's almost entirely MV still...
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	Re: Streetlights in the countryside? « Reply #7 on: July 14, 2018, 04:11:25 PM » Author: Mandolin Girl
Usually in rural areas there aren't any street lights, because the animals don't need them and it would just be  a waste of electricity.
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	Re: Streetlights in the countryside? « Reply #9 on: July 22, 2018, 04:12:07 PM » Author: Mandolin Girl
Quote from: Miss Cuddly on July 14, 2018, 04:11:25 PM Usually in rural areas there aren't any street lights, because the animals don't need them and it would just be  a waste of electricity.  I'm aware that some lighting is desired at rural intersections, my post was a bit tongue in cheek...
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	Re: Streetlights in the countryside? « Reply #10 on: July 22, 2018, 08:59:11 PM » Author: wattMaster
In Florida, it's usually a simple bucket light when it's in a rural area, but sometimes cobraheads are used.
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	Re: Streetlights in the countryside? « Reply #12 on: July 26, 2018, 12:47:20 PM » Author: Mandolin Girl
I was thinking again about the use of lighting at rural intersections. Sometimes they can be more of a hindrance than a benefit as when there isn't any lighting apart from vehicle headlights you can tell if another vehicle is approaching the junction from much further off.
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	Re: Streetlights in the countryside? « Reply #13 on: July 26, 2018, 03:02:37 PM » Author: Medved
Quote from: Miss Cuddly on July 26, 2018, 12:47:20 PM I was thinking again about the use of lighting at rural intersections. Sometimes they can be more of a hindrance than a benefit as when there isn't any lighting apart from vehicle headlights you can tell if another vehicle is approaching the junction from much further off. Fortunately here the craze of illuminating all "dangerous" road spots never took up (the "craze" was the strongest, as far as I know, mainly in the 50's and 60's, at that time in the "socialistic" society "people don't need cars"). Sometimes even a bad thing may have good sides...
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	Re: Streetlights in the countryside? « Reply #14 on: October 07, 2018, 01:57:01 PM » Author: Cole D.
Quote from: Miss Cuddly on July 22, 2018, 04:12:07 PM I'm aware that some lighting is desired at rural intersections, my post was a bit tongue in cheek...  Are there any older NEMA head installations that you come across? Or were there ever NEMA heads with other than the bucket optics used in rural areas? I was just wondering, since that's what I usually think of when I see those bucket lights, is farms and such. Whenever I drive in the country it seems nearly every house has one of those fixtures in the yard. I've never seen any gumballs or teardrops though, maybe they were too expensive for such uses.
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