Here's a street in Cerritos full of these beauties. Turns out they are GE M250A2s, 250w MH, but have all been relamped with /DX mercury lamps. Cerritos has lots of mercury decorative streetlights in its central business area. This street is sadly now infected with one HPS AE 315.
Hey I don't mind HPS either, really its what I've grown up with, sure I would like MV better (actually I would like a mix of MV, HPS, LPS, MH, PSMH, CMH, the best)
Cool shot! Nuthin beats MV but I gotta admit I'm starting to like LPS. I have a feeling, in the future when the HPS lights start going away, I'm gonna miss em.
@silverliner HPS doesn't bother me as much as it used to,though i still dislike the color i'd take it over LED junk anyday,to me Mercury Vapor is still king when it comes to outdoor lighting,not the most efficent but a good balance of life and color when properly designed.
I don't mind HPS that much too but I would much rather see MV, MH or CMH used instead. Of course I like HPS over the new LEDs that are starting to pop up here.
Have you ever driven under mercs in rain? I have done it plenty of times and they are not too bad in rain. Anyway yeah HPS is getting old lol. I have two HPS streetlights and may add a couple more later on.
i've noticed higher Visability with MV in all situations reguardless of wattage and what not....i can see things alot clearer and brighter under 175 Watt MV than i can under 200-250 Watt HPS....in towns lit mainly with MV on the large streets 400 watt MV is so much better than the 250 Watt HPS in Visability,especially clear lamps.
It's usually easier to see under mercury vapor streetlights during bad weather especially when it's snowing. High pressure sodium streetlights just make you feel disoriented and it's hard to see with so much intense glare that they produce.
I grew up with HPS. It doesn't bother me really. No metal halide on puplic roads, but a few strings of MV. I have to say, HPS Higmasts and floodlights DO bother me, but on roads it doesn't. I'd prefer MH for parking, but HPS is tolerable. For a back yard or so, I'd want MV or coated MH (coated for glare reduction).
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