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   tfarwell | Jun 08, 2006 05:07pm | #1

   Check out http://www.foxelectricsupply.com/. They have a huge selection. We have done a number of orders with them - always been happy with quality, delivery, price.

   Good luck,

   TTF

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   frontiercc2 | Jun 08, 2006 06:10pm | #2

   Thanks TTF- unfortunately, all they seem to have in spotlights is the 12V systems.  I was hoping to find something in line voltage.   Maybe what I'm looking for is not widely available? 

   I want a small spot with a hood that takes some sort of halogen bulb in the 200-300W neighborhood. 

   Has anyone even seen such a beast?  I think I have.  But maybe it's like the Yetti . . . . . 

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   calvin | Jun 08, 2006 06:33pm | #3

   Try searching or contacting Hubbell.  Long time lighting company both commercial and residential.

   or, seach a flagpole distributor and ask them what they recommend.A great place for Information, Comraderie, and a sucker punch.

   Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.

   Quittin' Time

    

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   CapnMac | Jun 08, 2006 08:06pm | #4

   Sounds like all you need is a fixture and a spot rather than a flood lamp.

   Lamp is easy, R63 would probably work:  http://www.gelighting.com/apo/home/standard_spot.html

   Here's the fixture you could use:  Carlon P8001, that's an exterior lamp holder, which the local big box ought to have something similar to.  Now, that, will need a lamp socket plate, which then nees an exterior box, so you need some pieces-parts.  But, it's do-able.

   Is the current flood mounted on a wall, a pole, from some conduit up out of the grass, or what?

   Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)
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   BillHartmann | Jun 08, 2006 11:22pm | #5

   I think that those are all indoor lights.For outdoor I think that you need a PAR light.Are are some.http://www.gelighting.com/apo/home/halogen_spot.htmlIf you go to the GE catalogs.http://www.gelighting.com/na/business_lighting/education_resources/literature_library/catalogs/In the incandenscent catalog the only ones that you will find with spread ratings is PAR38's with side terminals (requires a special fixture).If you look at the Halogen catalog you will find lots of them. But they don't rate beam spread, but list them as flood with a partnumber ----FL25, ---FL30 and spots with a part number like ----SP6, ----SP9So I susepct that the number represetn the beam spread.BUt if you do a google on up light flag pole you will find a number of fixtures just for that purpose.Here the first few.http://theflagpoleco.com/flliki.html?vcn=google
   http://www.americanflagstore.com/lighting/commercial.htm
   http://www.residential-landscape-lighting-design.com/store/PPF/Category_ID/898/products.asp

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   CapnMac | Jun 09, 2006 12:54am | #6

   Hmm, could be, I pulled up my link to GE lamps, and chose under exterior spots, since the spot had to be a narrower beam than the flood.

   The Carlon was from the old binder here at the office, for a medium-base metal fixture; listed white, black, and antique bronze to match their "outdoors/landscaping" line.

   Yeah, ok, he probably ought have a proper electircal type help him out, not some voice on 'net.  Just that I've "done" a few residential flagpole lighting lashups (at least until the State made it illegal for me to charge for it <grrr,grrr>.  Simple stuff, hire out the rough in to get conduit out to near the pole.  Then, decide what sort of features the customer really wants to pay for.  Like a decent photocell unit.  Now, as part of a larger landscape lighting package, less wattage is almost always better.  I've been able to recommend and use the Phillips 25W "Halogen" fresnel-lensed spot for 20' and under flag poles, you just need two, one on either side.  Shades and the like, are another customer decision.Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)

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   frontiercc2 | Jun 09, 2006 02:33pm | #7

   Thanks everyone for your input.  I have a lot of leads to chase down now.  I sent fox Electrical an E-mail since there was not much listed in their online catalog and they were quite accomodating.  Now I just need to figure out which fixture to order. 

    

   Thanks again for eveyone's advice and insight. 

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   TJK | Jun 10, 2006 01:52am | #8

   Or you could just take the flag down at night and save the energy. Some folks actually enjoy looking at the stars in a dark sky. People who shine 500W lamps up into the sky for no good reason are making that harder to do.