Historic Lights Meet Today's Technology

Within the frosty globes of several of the neighborhood's oldest streetlights west of Commonwealth Avenue, a modern day experiment illuminates the dark. The goal is to direct as much light onto Cromwell Avenue as possible, and not waste electricity by dispersing light into the atmosphere above the globes."We are trying to force light down to tone down the harshness of LED (Light Emitting Diode) bulbs," said Jeff Ziliotto of the Bureau of Street Lighting. "Eventually many streets in Los Feliz, as Gainsborough and Vermont Avenues already do, will convert to the LED and induction systems. LED street lights save approximately 40% to 60% of energy from existing fixtures which provide the same amount of illumination."Ziliotto works from the Bureau's Maintenance Division at 4550 Santa Monica Blvd.The amount of energy electric high speed hand dryer need in order to operate plays a large role in the purchasing decision. The first aspect you will need to consider is the type of plug in or wiring needed to run the machine. The second is the amount of energy an automatic dryer uses per use.When considering the size of motor, you want to decide whether you want one that uses a brush and take the amount of noise it produces into consideration., between Virgil and Monroe Streets in a two block square 4 1/2 acre storage yard. Since 1958, the bureau's maintenance yard has served much of the city, with personnel caring for 150,000 lights in the field then and 220,000 today. Initially lighting repair crews were housed in a trolley-car barn, left behind from the days when the RTD used the site. The 1971 Sylmar quake rendered the building unusable. A new facility was built in in the early 1970s, and now houses some 120 employees, including Ziliotto, who off the top of his head can tell you how many lights there are on any particular street in Los Feliz.
Ziliotto is considered the historian of the department, having followed his father into the field. His father worked at a yard located in Lincoln Heights at Barranca Street and Avenue 21."The systems were much simpler in the old days," Zilotto sighs. Those were the days of incandescent lights that gobbled up 5,000 volts of energy.Todays induction system, which can be installed within historic light poles, significantly increases the efficiency and effectiveness of the city's lighting system, Ziliotto said.
A timer for the lighting system of North Edgemont Street continues working effectively from within an 80-year-old switchbox.If you just want to add some fun Solar Camping light to your garden, there are many to choose from in this category too. You could create a tropical paradise with a solar pink flamingo or place solar stakes with birds on top around your home in the front and back flower beds. Solar string lights are fun to have inner-twined in your scrubs that adds a beautiful and unique glow. On North Vermont Avenue and lower Glendower Avenue, light posts which are even older than the switchbox serve an area which sees frequent Griffith Park traffic."There were 39 Union Metal poles," said Ziliotto of lighting in the original tract of land subdivided north of Los Feliz Boulevard, "but three of them were knocked down by cars."We are introducing a revolutionary new ballast called the SwitchGenie?. It is able to fire any 2 - 4 lamp T8, 120 or 277 volt fixture, while being able to turn on 1, 2, 3 or all 4 lights with no additional wiring. In addition the SwitchGenie is the only ballast made here in the United States.We have also just added Power Efficiency Units to our Energy Conservation lineup.There are many uses and styles for LED bulb. Think about making your home more valuable by adding that extra security with outdoor solar lights, making your landscaping more attractive by placing outdoor solar lights in and around your property. One idea is with solar security lights. The Power Factor Correction products we offer, are designed to reduce energy consumption and save. The PowerMaster product line is designed to improve the "power factor" and reduce the amount of reactive power being drawn at a location.