[SBE] going green - tower lights

[Eric Hoehn]

Paul,  does that tower require daytime marking ?  I wonder if regular 
painting which has gotten REAL expensive stacks up with the strobe 
repairs.  For night time,  the LEDs are definitely the way to go.  Even 
if power cost isn't the big thing,  if you can save a few tower climbs 
over the years for relamping,  you've paid for them with the longer lives.

Eric Hoehn

Reynolds, Paul (CXR-San Antonio) wrote:


>Maybe 1/10th of original.  My tall tower used to have strobes....480vac

>3ph and a 60a breaker.  Now I have a 20 amp 120v breaker only.  Let

>alone on strobe light repairs.  They were AWFUL!.  Worse than AWFUL.

>Deplorable and should have never been sanctioned to go on a tower they

>are so bad.  A major moneymaker for the strobe folks.

>

>Paul K. Reynolds, C.E.

> paul.reynolds at coxradio.com

> 

>

>-----Original Message-----

>From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of

>Hand, Ted

>Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 4:01 PM

>To: sbe at sbe.org

>Subject: Re: [SBE] going green - tower lights

>

>What kind of savings are you seeing? 

>

>Ted Hand 

>COX TV - Charlotte 

>

>

>Sent from my Wireless "CrackBerry" 

>

>----- Original Message -----

>From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org <sbe-bounces at sbe.org>

>To: sbe member discussion mail list <sbe at sbe.org>

>Sent: Sun May 04 16:36:16 2008

>Subject: Re: [SBE] going green

>

>I have converted all my of towers to Dialight LED fixtures.

>Meaning....14 AOL's and 36 side markers.  I love them!

>

>Paul K. Reynolds, C.E.

> paul.reynolds at coxradio.com

> 

>-----Original Message-----

>From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of

>chscherer at everestkc.net

>Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 12:58 PM

>To: sbe member discussion mail list

>Subject: Re: [SBE] going green

>

>How about a real topic for this subject?

>

>Going green is the buzz now. Frankly, I think it's somehting that we

>should have been doing all along because it's the right thing to do, not

>because it's fashionable and pleases the stockholders.

>

>But now that more people are understanding the concern, what are your

>stations and facilities doing on the technical side to promote being

>green? I'm not looking for the promotional efforts, I mean the real

>efforts. Changing lighting? Replacing inefficient systems? Alternate

>energy sources? Tell us.

>

>Chriss

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