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Re: OT MERCURY VAPOR LIGHTS


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Posted by kcm.MN on July 25, 2018 at 21:42:03 from (174.219.21.167):

In Reply to: OT MERCURY VAPOR LIGHTS posted by lenray on July 25, 2018 at 19:47:23:

lenray -- We have a yard light provided by the electric company for a small monthly fee. Recently, the photo cell that makes the light come on at dusk and off at dawn started acting up. Power company said they could no longer get replacement parts, but that they had an LED replacement light. It would cost me about another $1 per month (as the lights cost the company more), but use much less power. The crew chief also told me they provide more light, and a white light - not the yellow we were used to.

"More" light? You betcha!! Wow, I can see parts of this yard that I didn't know existed at night! *lol*

The brand/model that they buy, plus the supplier they're forced to buy from means their LED lights are quite expensive. However, similar lights on Amazon are VERY reasonable in price!! Look for the customer reviews - see which lights the Amazon customers are most happy with and what the price is.

Ours looks much like this model, except ours is (I think) 50W or 58W - seems like it was an oddball wattage, like 58W:

https://www.amazon.com/LEONLITE-Photocell-Included-Commercial-Lighting/dp/B01DO3AIVA/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&qid=1532578300&sr=8-19&keywords=led+yard+light

If I had to guess, I'd say there is likely still the same weak point in these new LED lights as in older lights, and that is the photo cell. Not sure it'll matter whether you get a $50 light or a $250 light, when the photo cell goes bad, if you can't find another, then the only way to continue using the light is to wire-bypass the photo cell and use 1. a manual switch, or 2. a different photo cell that you "can" buy. However, the cost of these lights keep getting lower and lower, so replacement shouldn't be an issue, other than actually "replacing" one.

Hope this helps.


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