Recent content by danindigo1981

ill try to take some pics when theyre not covered in frost and snow!!

hi. these lamps are metal halide not SON's rocky. they came with the fitting in a seperate box - i specified i wanted 400w MH with the fitting. how would you alter the ballast tapping?

ar so even if they sometimes work it may still be the lamps themselves rather than the fitting? it did say that they were branded lamps that came with the fitting but there was no stamp on them?!?! any reccomendations on where i can get some at a good price?

yes RF there's power to each pole as ive had a volt meter on them - ill double check the volts when i can get hold of another set (mine went walkies on a site!) but i dont recall anything alarming. anything else guys?

hi, thanks again for the reply. would u mind describing in lamens terms how to check the switch live at the bottom of the pole. the 2-gang switches that i talked about are located in a shed adjacent to the arena. is that what you are referring to? i agree with how strange it is. one pole...

ive checked all the connections in the junction boxes from the SWA to flex and all seem ok. what i havent yet checked are the connections into the fitting itself as they are at the top of a telegraph pole and dont fancy climbing a ladder leant against a round pole :roll: any ideas on the best...

the install was done aprrox 3-4 months ago. The SWA terminates in a sealed box approx 2m up the pole.

hi ive recently had some floodlights installed on our horse exercise arena. we have 4no. columns each with 2no. 400w metal halide floods on them. from the floods come 2.5mm flex down to junction box down the pole then from there theres 4mm SWA that runs cover 2no poles (one run on each long side...