[SEL] Display opinion needed...

[Bill Dickerson]

One genset display I saw had the lights mounted on a bar over the trailer.
There were uprights that fit into small tubes sort of like "stake pockets"
with a cross-piece the sockets were mounted onto.
This put the lights over the trailer and made a great display at night,
fully lit.
The whole thing was easily broken down and stowed for travel, and no one
could touch or break the bulbs as they were up just out of reach. 

Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
[mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Steve Gray
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:02 PM
To: The SEL email discussion list
Subject: Re: [SEL] Display opinion needed...


  Well, as far as the sockets go, I'm not overly worried about breakage, 
though if it's possible, yours truly will find a way to destroy at least 
one! True, the bulbs are the weak point for physical breakage. If I 
actually manage to stay away from wiping them out  in the sockets, past 
experience tells me they should hold up pretty well, filament wise. I 
currently use the 'ruggedized' bulbs used in ceiling fans in the panel 
placed next to the genset. It's mounted directly to the wood rails the 
set sits on and easily takes all the vibration from the twin plus the 
trailer. I've only lost one so far over a year and a half of shows and 
travel. That's another point; the peripheral bulbs would be removed 
during transit. All of this, I suppose, is in lieu of not being able to 
find what I call a "pie pan" style street light that I'd like to be able 
to mount on the back end of the trailer. By pie pan I mean the old style 
flat corrugated tin reflector, white porcelain underside, usually green 
porcelain top with a bare bulb hanging from the socket. I stuck an EBAY 
photo of what I'm referring to at 
http://www.oldengineshed.com/snapshot/antiquelite.jpg. Anyway, my 
personal concern with this whole bulb/socket thing, is how hokey it 
would look. :-\   I got upwards of 7500 watts to burn!

TTYL

- Steve

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Steve Gray
Member EDGE & TA, Br. 49 & 13
Sonora, California USA
e-mail:   segray at mlode.com
Home page:   http://www.oldengineshed.com



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