Floodlights.... which ones give an orange light

[Norv]

Can anyone tell me which type of bulbs/floodlights are the ones that give an orange glow to shine up onto a building from the ground.

Cheers

 

[Jim2287]

I believe they are Sodium lamps

go to local whole salers and ask for advise on SON light fittings

 

[RF Lighting]

High pressure sodium (SON) lamps give a bright light orange light.

Older low pressure sodium lights (SOX) give a deeper orange (like old street lights)

It is more common to use metal halide lamps for architectural lighting these days. These normally give off a very bright white light, but the lamps are available in a variety of colours such as blue, red, green etc

 

[Norv]

thanks

 

[The Dentist]

Hi Norv, please consider the information here when installing the lighting

http://www.britastro.org/dark-skies/

Ade

 

[ColJack]

you can also get "gels" that are sheets of plastic for making coloured lighting lenses from

 

[Lectrician]

you can also get "gels" that are sheets of plastic for making coloured lighting lenses from

Get high temp gels for metal halide and tungst-hals Otherwise the gel will blacken, and look like the lamp has failed!

 

[Steve]

which induction lighting technology can produce a UV floodlight suitable in retro bars?

 

[ColJack]

i'm gonna guess mercury, since blacklights are just fluorescents without the phosphorous coating on the inside..

the large mercury lamps would do the same if they didn't have the coating too..

in fact..... here is one..

they also do low energy ones too...