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On 04/02/2020 13:07, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Tue, 04 Feb 2020 10:30:07 +0000 (GMT), charles wrote:

LED needn't be gloomy at all.


Indeed, some LED floodlights are 100 watts!


Pfhht... Premier League footy ground, each pitch LED flood light is
2kW. There's normally 100 to 200 of 'em...


https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...all-night-glow

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On Tue, 4 Feb 2020 16:36:35 +0000, ARW wrote:

Pfhht... Premier League footy ground, each pitch LED flood light

is
2kW. There's normally 100 to 200 of 'em...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...all-night-glow


Most grounds have wheeled frames with lots of lamps about 6' above
the grass. Not seen them on but I wouldn't expect the amount of
"leakage" as reported by that article.
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Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Tue, 4 Feb 2020 16:36:35 +0000, ARW wrote:

Pfhht... Premier League footy ground, each pitch LED flood light

is
2kW. There's normally 100 to 200 of 'em...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...all-night-glow


Most grounds have wheeled frames with lots of lamps about 6' above
the grass. Not seen them on but I wouldn't expect the amount of
"leakage" as reported by that article.


Never seen that! All the ones I see are on huge pylon towers.

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