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GE Form 79
GE Form 79 "gumball" back in service for area lighting
Keywords: American_Streetlights

GE Form 79

GE Form 79 "gumball" back in service for area lighting

westinghouse_cl05.jpg l-m-j02.jpg ge_79-01.jpg ge_79-08.jpg ge_79cr01.jpg
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Filename:ge_79-01.jpg
Album name:Nevada Willis / Restored Vintage Street Lights
Keywords:American_Streetlights
Company and Date Manufactured:GE, circa 1960s
Model Number:79
Wattage:405
Filesize:18 KiB
Date added:Dec 10, 2014
Dimensions:600 x 450 pixels
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streetlight98   [Dec 10, 2014 at 08:38 PM]
Bad photocell? Or does this run off a switch? (or is it a thermal PC that hasn't had its 30-second time delay?) Very nice light. Cool What did you use for an arm? Is it custom?
Nevada Willis   [Dec 11, 2014 at 01:28 PM]
Thermal PC. Snapped the image before it cycled off. I make most of my own bracket arms since most of the lumes are affixed to flat surfaces. Plus we get wind gusts around here up to 70 MPH. It's not that easy to see but here's the complete 1-1/4 in. pipe bracket arm mounted using floor flanges. The back side is reinforced with plywood. http://www.kbrhorse.net/strpics/ge_79-07.jpg For mast mounts I build the masts out of 2-inch schedule 40 pipe. Not real classy but functional. http://www.kbrhorse.net/strpics/l-m-j02.jpg
Edit: I took a better view of typical wall mounts, in this case with an Intermatic wall mount PC socket. (...)

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