Has anyone saved any ballasts, ignitors, and bulbs from roadkilled street lights « on: October 27, 2020, 08:12:45 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
Today, I have saved a 200w HPS ballast from a roadkilled street lantern and I have several more. Does anyone else save downed street lights from car crashes?
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Desire to collect various light bulbs (especially HID), control gear, and fixtures from around the world.

DISCLAIMER: THE EXPERIMENTS THAT I CONDUCT INVOLVING UNUSUAL LAMP/BALLAST COMBINATIONS SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED UNLESS YOU HAVE THE PROPER KNOWLEDGE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INJURIES.

	Re: Has anyone saved any ballasts, ignitors, and bulbs from roadkilled street lights « Reply #1 on: October 27, 2020, 08:24:42 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
I've grabbed more than my share over the last 35 years . I'll save what's useable and scrap the remainder.
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	Re: Has anyone saved any ballasts, ignitors, and bulbs from roadkilled street lights « Reply #2 on: October 27, 2020, 08:26:45 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
With some of my roadkilled HPS ballasts, I was unable to strike the proper lamp on the ballast even though it was wired properly. I wonder why this is so.
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Desire to collect various light bulbs (especially HID), control gear, and fixtures from around the world.

DISCLAIMER: THE EXPERIMENTS THAT I CONDUCT INVOLVING UNUSUAL LAMP/BALLAST COMBINATIONS SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED UNLESS YOU HAVE THE PROPER KNOWLEDGE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INJURIES.

	Re: Has anyone saved any ballasts, ignitors, and bulbs from roadkilled street lights « Reply #3 on: October 27, 2020, 08:29:21 PM » Author: Bulbman256
There was an accident that knocked a light off the pole near me that was not there the day before when i walked by but i could not find the light
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	Re: Has anyone saved any ballasts, ignitors, and bulbs from roadkilled street lights « Reply #4 on: October 27, 2020, 08:29:25 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
Either damaged something in the coil itself or bad capacitor or starter .
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	Re: Has anyone saved any ballasts, ignitors, and bulbs from roadkilled street lights « Reply #5 on: November 01, 2020, 04:54:01 PM » Author: LightDragon
yes ive saved many!
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	Re: Has anyone saved any ballasts, ignitors, and bulbs from roadkilled street lights « Reply #6 on: November 02, 2020, 09:52:21 PM » Author: CreeRSW207
At a local harbor freight, a light fell down that I may save it. Though I’ll have to run the risk of it being 480v.
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	Re: Has anyone saved any ballasts, ignitors, and bulbs from roadkilled street lights « Reply #7 on: November 03, 2020, 03:51:57 AM » Author: HomeBrewLamps
Many times
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	Re: Has anyone saved any ballasts, ignitors, and bulbs from roadkilled street lights « Reply #8 on: November 09, 2020, 03:27:22 PM » Author: Mandolin Girl
The important thing that you have to remember is that until you get permission from the owner of the fixture it will be classed as theft.!
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	Re: Has anyone saved any ballasts, ignitors, and bulbs from roadkilled street lights « Reply #9 on: November 09, 2020, 06:07:54 PM » Author: HPS_250
The only knocked down fixture I have seen in my area was a Leotek LED. The fixture was completely destroyed, and from what I could tell there was nothing salvageable except a few wire nuts and the photocell. I wouldn’t have interest in saving LED parts anyway.
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I’ve always been interested in all kinds of lighting, mainly incandescent and HID, and especially all kinds of sodium lamps (HPS/LPS). I’ll tolerate LED but I’m not a fan of it.
I’m not proud to say that my city has Devolved to LED.