Southern Ontario Streetlights - B2215s Still in Use!

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Album name:	joe_347V / Southern Ontario Streetlights
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Company and Date Manufactured:	Powerlite Devices
Model Number:	B2215
Wattage:	250w?
Lamp Type:	High pressure sodium
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Date added:	Mar 20, 2012
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Silverliner14B

[Mar 20, 2012 at 06:09 AM]

Nice find.

gailgrove

[Mar 20, 2012 at 07:27 PM]

Nice, I seem to recall seeing a few in that area too.

streetlight98

[Mar 20, 2012 at 08:32 PM]

How does a relay work? How does a 1000W rated photocell control up to let's say 30 or so 400w lights?

gailgrove

[Mar 20, 2012 at 08:43 PM]

A relay is a big switch, usually a contactor rated for 30, 60, 100, ect. amps. What happens is the the photocell only controls this contactor, whenever the PC turns on, this causes the switch to close, energizing the lights. The only load the photocell serves is the contactor, it gets its power from another circuit.

joe_347V

[Mar 20, 2012 at 09:07 PM]

Thanks! I wonder if any B2213s are still left in streetlighting service, I've yet to see those still used.

gailgrove

[Mar 21, 2012 at 12:29 AM]

I've wondered about that too, I'd guess most likely not though. Sad

On another note, who came up with that street name?

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Gallery of Lights

B2215s Still in Use!

Here's a trio of B2215s still in use but have since been converted to HPS. There's roughly around ten of these left near where I took this pic but the rest were scattered. Note the lack of PCs, I believe they are group relay switched which seems to be common in Waterloo Region.