Security Lights

[Otahyoni]

What do you guys use?


Heres one we have at the farm:

1k watt HID

 

[Chris]

I have some old sodium halide lights in my back yard and in the front I have three wall mount lights with fluorescent bulbs set up on a motion detector.

 

[Otahyoni]

I had florescent bulbs in my motion light and they didnt last long at all...

 

[Chris]

Mine have lasted over a year now since I switched but they are not standard motion lights. These are regular porch lights that have been wired to a motion switch.

 

[cruzn57]

but looking to improve / more lights.
its pitch black out here (at night) and would like some additional lighting.
switched and motion.
suggestions?

 

[Chris]

I have a few sodium halide lights that will light up your place nicely if you want them for the cost of shipping.

They look similar to this one.

 

[cruzn57]

do they draw? or wattage of the bulb?
how many do you have?

OH, and thanks!

 

[havasu]

I was also wondering about the power consumption on those tanks?

 

[Chris]

I have three or four more. I will go out and look at the bulbs to see what they draw but I never noticed a difference on my bill but I only run one in my tiny yard here. I saved them from a job where I had to pull out about 50 of them from a christmas tree lot.

 

[Otahyoni]

Those use about a 400 watt bulb, but they are HID. I'm not sure how much they draw but that 1000 watt monster only draws 4.8 amps on 240VAC...

 

[garageninja]

I had to start using a flourescent bulb because any kind of motion could rattle the regular bulb and make the light go out by breaking the wires inside

 

[Chris]

Sorry I haven't gotten back to you guys, I will grab a bulb and look at the wattage today, I promise.