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I Don't Get It... I never really got why they decided to lower only this light in this row of lights and use a longer arm, this odd setup replaced a [url=http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ll=43.812822,-79.423685&spn=0.002806,0.00478&z=18&layer=c&cbll=43.812633,-79.423661&panoid=sOyFCs6w87daYn4kR2CA7A&cbp=12,25.64,,2,-14.31]FCO Unidor 150.[/url] Keywords: American_Streetlights

I Don't Get It...

I never really got why they decided to lower only this light in this row of lights and use a longer arm, this odd setup replaced a FCO Unidor 150.

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Filename:P7171791.JPG
Album name:joe_347V / American Streetlights
Keywords:American_Streetlights
Company and Date Manufactured:American Electric
Model Number:125
Wattage:200, 250 or 400w
Lamp Type:High Pressure Sodium
Filesize:316 KiB
Date added:Jul 18, 2011
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DateTime Original:2011:07:17 17:20:58
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Form109   [Jul 18, 2011 at 07:29 AM]
the lower arm looks safer to me....it's not between two distribution lines.
gailgrove   [Jul 18, 2011 at 02:07 PM]
I have several pictures I haven't uploaded yet from my trip where that was done, the light was mounted above the first set of high voltage wires. It seemed quite dangerous to me, maybe here some people complained about too much light shinning into their windows across the road and they decided lowering the light was the best option. I can also see why they didn't remove the arm. Shocked
SeanB~1   [Jul 18, 2011 at 06:05 PM]
Probably would require turning the power off, and they did not want to do the leaflet drops and come back in 2 weeks to do it, might be scheduled for routine line maintenance time in the near future.
gailgrove   [Jul 18, 2011 at 06:29 PM]
I doubt it, the street lights are maintained by contractors (they are owned by the city) while the lines are owned by the utility company.
joe_347V   [Jul 18, 2011 at 08:58 PM]
I still don't get why they decided to only mount this light lower and not the other ones. Reminds me of the odd stuff they're doing on Hwy. 7.
streetlight98   [Jul 23, 2011 at 03:41 PM]
Maybe the light had something wrong with it. The longer arm is probably so more light gets thrown on the road. When it was higher the light casted further so they could use a shorter arm.
joe_347V   [Jul 23, 2011 at 07:30 PM]
Possibly but they usually just change the cobra instead of doing this if the light has a problem, unless the feed wires had a problem.
streetlight98   [Jul 23, 2011 at 08:12 PM]
Who know's what goes through a contracter's mind. Rolling Eyes
joe_347V   [Jul 24, 2011 at 12:49 AM]
Yeah especially when they do stuff this and this. Rolling Eyes

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