On 03/10/2015 10:53, ARW wrote:
"John Rumm" wrote in message
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On 03/10/2015 08:56, ARW wrote:
"Mr Sandman" wrote in message
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"John Rumm" wrote in message
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On 02/10/2015 18:00, Mr Sandman wrote:
Hi peeps,

I have an old Victorian street lamp i want to hang off a telegraph
pole
in my garden. It was gas originally, but i need it to produce a
decent
amount of light, be efficient and reliable.

It looks a bit like this-

http://www.englishlampposts.co.uk/me...t_Lanterns.JPG



But is 50cm wide and 80cm tall, i think it needs a bigger bulb!

Any suggestions?

https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_In...s_2/index.html



3300 lumens out of the 50W aught to be adequate!

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Interesting, will look into discharge lamps. Ta



Much as I like Johns suggestion I would suggest you look at LED
replacements for discharge lamps. Instant switch on, lower running costs
and no need to buy any control gear (ballasts etc)

Did you mean things like:

http://cpc.farnell.com/webapp/wcs/st...e&st=led%20ges


Or have you found a less ugly looking solution?



They all look the same when lit up:-)

True, but part of the attraction of an old lamp like that is how it
looks in the day time as well...


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Cheers,

John.

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