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NO LEFT TURN Here's my latest project, a mini version of the old style backlit NO LEFT TURN signs that were common at intersections in the GTA back in the 70s and the 80s. They were killed off by reflective aluminium symbol signs. The real ones were double the size of my homemade one and had a yellow casing instead of grey. They also had a short visor. I made this from a 10" pull box, a custom aluminium frame made from aluminium channel and a fluorescent fixture diffuser that I stenciled and painted. A ballast assembly from a two lamp PL-13 fixture provides the light. Here's a shot of it opened up. I tried to replicate how the real ones open up so the sign panel is on a little door instead of slide in. It probably would have been easier to make the panel slide in a slot instead of a door lol. [url=http://i.imgur.com/Spzd7QS.jpg][img]http://i.imgur.com/HKzmQCJ.jpg[/img][/url] Lamps inside are Philips PL-13/841. Keywords: Misc_Fixtures

NO LEFT TURN

Here's my latest project, a mini version of the old style backlit NO LEFT TURN signs that were common at intersections in the GTA back in the 70s and the 80s. They were killed off by reflective aluminium symbol signs. The real ones were double the size of my homemade one and had a yellow casing instead of grey. They also had a short visor.

I made this from a 10" pull box, a custom aluminium frame made from aluminium channel and a fluorescent fixture diffuser that I stenciled and painted. A ballast assembly from a two lamp PL-13 fixture provides the light.

Here's a shot of it opened up. I tried to replicate how the real ones open up so the sign panel is on a little door instead of slide in. It probably would have been easier to make the panel slide in a slot instead of a door lol.

Lamps inside are Philips PL-13/841.

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lite_lover   [Aug 25, 2015 at 08:14 AM]
That's awesome Joe! Very nice project! Cool
streetlight98   [Aug 25, 2015 at 12:18 PM]
Nice! Cool to see the finished product. Very Happy
m@   [Aug 26, 2015 at 03:51 AM]
creative use of materials!reminds me of the other day, I was watching a sign installer at my work changing flouresents in retail sign boxes to LED arrays, man he put LED strips every 10cm, so I imagine there was lots of fasteners involved. He mounted a photocell inside the box Shocked and he said he needed to come back so the lights don't trick the photocell that it's daylight Idea
joe_347V   [Aug 27, 2015 at 06:21 AM]
Thanks guys! Interesting mentioning LED. I considered installing standard incandescent sockets and using LED bulbs instead for the box but I had the 2 PL-13 ballast assembly lying around and I figured I might as well use it so I went and got two PL-13 bulbs instead.

I wonder if those LED strips are simply taped on with double sided tape which I sometimes see. Otherwise like you said, a lot of fasteners involved. Shocked

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