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150w CU Phosco P456 replacement job The owner of this site got in contact with me regarding their car park lighting in much need of a repair. Knowing at least two had been out of light for 6 years and missing their bowls, suggested two lanterns needed replacement. It was decide to make things easier to swap the P456 globes for second hand Urbis ZXU1s running 70w SON E lamps. On the day we discovered not only did 2 have dead gear and two needing igintors, all their bowls had become brittle with age / the heat of burning 150w SON E lamps! Also only one globe worked so very over due a repair. Needless to say this was a very good replacement installtion, not only did we save the owners wattage, we have made the whole car park and walk areas better lit!

150w CU Phosco P456 replacement job

The owner of this site got in contact with me regarding their car park lighting in much need of a repair.

Knowing at least two had been out of light for 6 years and missing their bowls, suggested two lanterns needed replacement.

It was decide to make things easier to swap the P456 globes for second hand Urbis ZXU1s running 70w SON E lamps.

On the day we discovered not only did 2 have dead gear and two needing igintors, all their bowls had become brittle with age / the heat of burning 150w SON E lamps!

Also only one globe worked so very over due a repair.

Needless to say this was a very good replacement installtion, not only did we save the owners wattage, we have made the whole car park and walk areas better lit!

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FrontSideBus   [25 Jan, 2022 at 02:29 PM]
It's strange seeing a SON-E in this. I'm used to seeing T lamps used usually. Will certainly give a nice soft light.
Mrstreetlight   [25 Jan, 2022 at 03:13 PM]
I'm really pleased how the light these give off is softer to the eye and i feel makes better use of the optic
AngryHorse   [26 Jan, 2022 at 11:33 AM]
E lamps do look better in these Very Happy
Mrstreetlight   [26 Jan, 2022 at 02:24 PM]
I always had a soft spot for SON E, mostly as they were common in MK and they gives off a nicer light Smile why people moved away from SON E to SON T i'm not sure?
FrontSideBus   [26 Jan, 2022 at 06:09 PM]
Indeed.
Nick217   [26 Jan, 2022 at 06:43 PM]
Son t cheaper and more light output.
Mrstreetlight   [26 Jan, 2022 at 08:33 PM]
Makes sense then why SON E went out of favour towards the mid 2000s when cost cutting and more bang for the buck..
lampy   [30 Jan, 2022 at 11:08 AM]
high wattage son I lamps actually came to be in the late 1960's in street lighting, think large wattage sonI lamps fell out of favour in the 1980's
Mrstreetlight   [30 Jan, 2022 at 11:31 AM]
Ooh really! Was the idea of SON I swap from MBFU?
FrontSideBus   [30 Jan, 2022 at 03:33 PM]
Well when you think of back then when they were being retrofitted into big old lanterns like big G.E.C Z8526 and Thorn Alpha 3 ect, they had optics designed for big MBF lamps.

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