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PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 5:58 pm 
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... which is the old website! Either they're working on the new site or they got so much negative feedback about the new site that they've taken it down....


Yes, but they're clearly using the 'old site' as their latest press release is from February 2012.


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PostPosted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:17 am 
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Ah... well then people obviously didn't like the new site!

You can script websites though so that certain content wil be displayed on numerous pages on a server (ie both on new site and old site), as that's the way the 'global notice' system on here works... and also if you went to the old forum version all the posts shown are bang up to date as the database is the same.

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 5:09 pm 
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A minor update from Mike:

http://www.streetlightonline.co.uk/updates.htm


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 12:21 am 
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I like the retro lightweight fluorescent batten he's got... reminds me of something my aunt had, a standard 4ft batten with a 2 pin BC lampholder in the top to go straight into a domestic lampholder.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:00 pm 
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I have uploaded some photos onto Flickr which show the recent replacements in County Durham as well has a few other installations.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/79009477@N07/


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:52 am 
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Is it just me or is this column on the wonk? also, the Oracle doesn't seem best suited post-top on concrete columns.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/79009477@N ... otostream/
One to fool the untrained eye methinks! S&L bracket on a newer CU column... it's a bit like how a few years ago York would refit their Revo Monarch brackets onto S&L's or BS columns.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/79009477@N ... otostream/
I've got one of these in a box somewhere, used to power a Phosco P224 Philips MI8 gearless lantern... thought I think the lantern was newer than the transformer, and I think mine had been labelled as a Metrovick.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/79009477@N ... otostream/
Wonky Pole!

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There used to be two or three post top Alpha 8's like this in Leeds just off Kirkstall Road, but I think they've gone now. There is an adaptor plate that bolts into the aluminium geartray/door underside.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/79009477@N ... otostream/
How on earth did the lamp survive that? hopefully you have the lamp as a momento...

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mazeteam wrote:
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Is it just me or is this column on the wonk? also, the Oracle doesn't seem best suited post-top on concrete columns.


The column is definetly on the wonk, it has been for aslong as I can remember.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/79009477@N ... otostream/
One to fool the untrained eye methinks! S&L bracket on a newer CU column... it's a bit like how a few years ago York would refit their Revo Monarch brackets onto S&L's or BS columns.

This is the only example I know of this happening in this area.

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Wonky Pole!

This road is situated in one of the windiest locations around, most of the wood poles on it lead in the directions of the wind as most of the trees do too. If you go further up the road the overhead lines change to the opposite side and lean the same way buy give the bracktes and up cranked effect rather than tilting downwards.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/79009477@N ... otostream/
There used to be two or three post top Alpha 8's like this in Leeds just off Kirkstall Road, but I think they've gone now. There is an adaptor plate that bolts into the aluminium geartray/door underside.


Yes I remeber whatching it get removed, it puzzeld the council guys for a moment then they worked it out. I would have  tried to save it now as I have the storage space but back then I didnt have the room.

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How on earth did the lamp survive that? hopefully you have the lamp as a momento...


Thats what I would like to know, but sadly the lamps on these lanterns had been left to burn out as they were left to run after the Hospital closed. They were only disconnected upon demolition where only two SON Alpha8s remained lit - presumably they were fitted with SON plus bulbs as they lasted ages.


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:00 pm 
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I have added 10 more lantern pics to my Flickr page  :)


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When did you get the Thylia? I didn't realise it had quite a long spigot like that. Also your floor tiles show how small the lantern is...

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:58 pm 
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I got it a few weeks back now, a load of them were replaced near me and that was one that came down.
The floor tiles do give some idea of size as it's the same floor in all the pictures, i should put what the size is for one tile so you can get a better idea.


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