Saints Already Replacing LED Floodlights ?

[pluto]

All the matchday LED floodlights that were installed in 2014 have been removed at the stadium.

 

The 'car park' floodlighting company that installed them went into admin last year.

[Tony F]

So none of those really inconvenient evening matches this season then

 

And our 3pm kick offs will have to move to 1230 when the evenings draw in.....

 

Look on the bright side (oops)!

[Cabbage_Face]

Replacing them with a cheaper and hopefully better version we can sell for millions in two seasons, no doubt.

 

 

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[Danbert]

Are they Championship standard?

[Kingsland Red]

Strange one - the LED lights should last indefinitely and be far cheaper to run than say halogen.

[RedArmy]

Strange one - the LED lights should last indefinitely and be far cheaper to run than say halogen.

Still years away from reliability being anywhere near the level people believe they'll be getting.

[sandwichsaint]

#WeMarchOn, the first team to have floodlights to the first PL team without floodlights in 50 short years.

#mess

Hopefully the dug outs are still there though?

[Colinjb]

All the matchday LED floodlights that were installed in 2014 have been removed at the stadium.

 

The 'car park' floodlighting company that installed them went into admin last year.

 

This implies to me that the floodlights were installed on an lease/maintain type contract. With the company in administration the assets have been removed and taken back as part of some contractual clause.

[northam soul]

This was planned a while ago, I read somewhere that they needed changing as the ones we installed didn’t give the required light or something.

No big deal after all we used to have the best catering and radio station so why not the best floodlights.

[rooney]

Ralph told us the LED's would be replaced in his last interview but we did not quite understand those he was referring to.

[bazza]

Still years away from reliability being anywhere near the level people believe they'll be getting.

 

Not sure where you get that info (I know very little about it) but many modern airliners and airport lighting systems have already upgraded to LEDs these days.

[Mowgli]

LEDS are reliable in that they don’t blow like a traditional bulb but the quality of light deteriorates over time and need replacing

[angelman]

Would be nice if they didn't shine into my eyes the whole time. In the good old days, you only "blinded" yourself when there was a punt out,

[pluto]

*Administration was 3/4 months ago but company was a goner last year

 

 

 

I found it strange such a company was used that normally installed car park floodlights and other minor commercial buildings.

 

They had no experience whatsoever in dealing with football stadia and as a premier league club you would fully expect to see purpose designed LED lighting from the likes of philips etc

 

I hope that any new installation can go around the four rooftops and not be recessed under the roofing because that really was a visual distraction to the eyes.

[benjii]

*Administration was 3/4 months ago but company was a goner last year

 

 

 

I found it strange such a company was used that normally installed car park floodlights and other minor commercial buildings.

 

They had no experience whatsoever in dealing with football stadia and as a premier league club you would fully expect to see purpose designed LED lighting from the likes of philips etc

 

I hope that any new installation can go around the four rooftops and not be recessed under the roofing because that really was a visual distraction to the eyes.

 

I expect they were cheap.

 

#seasideB&B

[Saint-Fred]

Replacing them with a cheaper and hopefully better version we can sell for millions in two seasons, no doubt.

 

 

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Nearly, Liverpool have bought these ones from us as they were so impressed by them as they even made Lovren look good.

[RedArmy]

Not sure where you get that info (I know very little about it) but many modern airliners and airport lighting systems have already upgraded to LEDs these days.

Its my job.

Lots of people buy Fords but they're still sh1t and break all the time.

[pluto]

Up and looking as intrusive as before, but little the club can do with such a low lightweight roof.

 

All these lights just for the potential of a slow motion flicker free replay

 

 

[for_heaven's_Saint]

Are they going to be really bright to start with again?

[marc_saint]

[Pugwash]

Its my job.

Lots of people buy Fords but they're still sh1t and break all the time.

 

It's my job too. Perhaps we know each other?

 

Whilst early high-power LEDs were quite long-lived, they weren't very colour stable and a bit lacking in the red(!) part of the spectrum. Newer ones should be more efficient, stable and have a fuller spectrum. Probably needed for 4k/UHD broadcasts I guess.

[SO16_Saint]

Are we going to be able to have those well cool light shows before night games now

[John Boy Saint]

Its my job.

Lots of people buy Fords but they're still sh1t and break all the time.

Can back that up, bought Aurora bulbs 6 years ago when they were a relatively new toy, on the recommendation of top end Sparks (use them because they were good not how cheap they are) Few folks thought I was bonkers paying the price I did, touchwood all 6 in one light bar have been good as gold, certainly prefer to be paying for 42watts over 150w of GU10s probably paid for themselves by now.

[RedArmy]

Can back that up, bought Aurora bulbs 6 years ago when they were a relatively new toy, on the recommendation of top end Sparks (use them because they were good not how cheap they are) Few folks thought I was bonkers paying the price I did, touchwood all 6 in one light bar have been good as gold, certainly prefer to be paying for 42watts over 150w of GU10s probably paid for themselves by now.

The prices have certainly come down now. Most lamps and fittings are a third of what they cost even just 2 years ago.

The main problem with LED is that smaller companies were (and some still are) offering 5-7 year guarantees, making it seem like LED was very reliable. When that just isn't the case yet, not for commercial use anyway.

Any reputable lighting companies (thorn, philips, dextra etc) offer a more realistic 2-3 years on most products and 5 on some of those that don't require a driver to run which is the part most likely to fail quicker than the LED itself.

[eurosaint]

Its my job.

Lots of people buy Fords but they're still sh1t and break all the time.

 

I've just bought some new bathroom lights from John Lewis, any chance you could fit them for me ???

:)

[John Boy Saint]

Blimey you are going to need sunglasses for that new cinder track!!

[for_heaven's_Saint]

Pretty dark in SMS right now!

[Lighthouse]

There was one light on top of the Itchen stand, towards the Chapel End, which was pointing right at the Northam. Otherwise I quite liked it, especially having the seating lights left off.

[John Boy Saint]

Pretty dark in SMS right now!

Think they need a bit of tinkering with the corners, and a line across the penalty boxes seemed dark compared to the middle of the pitch. That said I quite liked the subdued lighting effect sat up on row EE up in the stand, bit like watching a film on my big TV with the the lights dimmed.

[LeBenali]

Also an advocate of how we had the lighting this evening! Whether we’ll be allowed to have it like that in the Premier League will be discovered in the Brighton game.

[Lastman73]

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[Lastman73]

The prices have certainly come down now. Most lamps and fittings are a third of what they cost even just 2 years ago.

The main problem with LED is that smaller companies were (and some still are) offering 5-7 year guarantees, making it seem like LED was very reliable. When that just isn't the case yet, not for commercial use anyway.

Any reputable lighting companies (thorn, philips, dextra etc) offer a more realistic 2-3 years on most products and 5 on some of those that don't require a driver to run which is the part most likely to fail quicker than the LED itself.

 

The words of a true led salesman.....LeDaz?

 

 

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[eurosaint]

I found the lights last night to have a distinctly 'yellowy' tinge but were pretty effective !

The big downside for me (sitting in the Kingsland) was that the red 'carpet' seemed to glow so brightly that it distracted my eyeline away from the pitch !