"vortex2" wrote in message
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Hi,

The 500W halogen light on my drive has just failed for the nth time.

I'd like to save some energy and lamp costs by replacing with a sodium
light of some kind (ideally with a dusk sensor), and on a timer.

Problem is that all the sodium lights I can find are ugly, looking more
appropriate to prison perimeter security or perhaps use on offshore oil
installations.

You can buy 18W SOX luminaries from your local electrical wholesaler that
will be more than adequate for lighting the average domestic drive. They
look not dissimilar to square bulkhead lights, but mounted horizontally,
with the glass facing down. Personally, I prefer 2 x 9W or 4 x 9W low energy
floodlamps, which have shorter start-up times.

Colin Bignell