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"Problem DSA?"
Does this remind you or anything? (use the title to help you). I decided to turn my M-250R1 upside down to see how the lighting effect on the room was. Indirect 175W MV lighting looks very nice in my room but I didn't want to leave it like this. This and the M-250A are the only lights I could do this with since they can be bolted from the outside of the fixture. I don't have enough clearance between the fixture and ceiling to open the door more than a foot so I couldn't install a fixture that bolts from the inside. This fixture was bolted in the pic, it just tilts up (well, when it's upside-down it tilts down) because of the rocker fitter. The camera registered this light as an incandescent-like color but it's not. It's a slightly pinkish /DX merc.
Keywords: American_Streetlights

"Problem DSA?"

Does this remind you or anything? (use the title to help you). I decided to turn my M-250R1 upside down to see how the lighting effect on the room was. Indirect 175W MV lighting looks very nice in my room but I didn't want to leave it like this. This and the M-250A are the only lights I could do this with since they can be bolted from the outside of the fixture. I don't have enough clearance between the fixture and ceiling to open the door more than a foot so I couldn't install a fixture that bolts from the inside. This fixture was bolted in the pic, it just tilts up (well, when it's upside-down it tilts down) because of the rocker fitter. The camera registered this light as an incandescent-like color but it's not. It's a slightly pinkish /DX merc.

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Album name:Mike / My General Electric M-250R1 (1974)
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Mercuryvapor123   [Nov 25, 2014 at 11:05 PM]
Laughing
streetlight98   [Nov 25, 2014 at 11:31 PM]
LilCinnamon   [Nov 26, 2014 at 01:06 AM]
Wait, there is a ceiling above the light, so the light actually doesn't light the sky. What you REALLY need to do for just a picture is the pole you have mounted OUTSIDE, flip the light upside down and light it at night with the light shining towards the night sky then take the picture, then it would be amusing. xD (Just don't keep it upside down. xD)
streetlight98   [Nov 26, 2014 at 01:34 AM]
LOL yeah this is indoors. Maybe sometime I'll mount a light upside down on my outdoor light display lol.
NiMo   [Nov 26, 2014 at 03:48 AM]
I have seen this actually happen once. There was a 30 foot davit arm pole with a McGraw-Edison Unistyle 400 on it and it did in fact invert completely like this. Ironically the next year, the entire pole was removed because a new mast arm traffic signal with davit were installed.
rjluna2   [Nov 26, 2014 at 11:21 AM]
Cute Very Happy Laughing
streetlight98   [Nov 26, 2014 at 07:26 PM]
Wow totally upside-down? Shocked I've seen M-250R2s and OVZs (low wattage HPS with plastic lenses) come loose and rotate 90 degrees sideways. Don't know if they still work but I don't see why not as long ass water doesn't get inside.
joe_347V   [Nov 27, 2014 at 03:47 PM]
Nice Laughing Indirect streetlighting. Razz
streetlight98   [Nov 27, 2014 at 04:29 PM]
Thanks. Laughing This was in response to your meme you made a while back. Cool

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