Oznog
Active Member
We have a nighttime event where previously somebody's been bringing a huge, cheap ass 3.5kW generator to run 2 pairs of quartz halogen post lights to light up a field. Those are either 300w or 500w per tube.
My idea here is to go with something more efficient to light up the area on a 1000W EU1000i generator, very quiet. LEDs and florescents won't do the output on a reasonable budget and are not as efficient as discharge lighting like sodium vapor street lights and HID headlights. The discharge lighting is not only more efficient but is all about lighting large areas.
So anybody have a specific idea what product I might be looking for? I kinda think eBay's going to be the source but I need a better idea what product I need first. I'm kinda thinking of what I remember as lighting up a gym but I'm not sure of the name of this technology much less its specifications. I know they will require ballasts at least but I'm not sure past that.
My idea here is to go with something more efficient to light up the area on a 1000W EU1000i generator, very quiet. LEDs and florescents won't do the output on a reasonable budget and are not as efficient as discharge lighting like sodium vapor street lights and HID headlights. The discharge lighting is not only more efficient but is all about lighting large areas.
So anybody have a specific idea what product I might be looking for? I kinda think eBay's going to be the source but I need a better idea what product I need first. I'm kinda thinking of what I remember as lighting up a gym but I'm not sure of the name of this technology much less its specifications. I know they will require ballasts at least but I'm not sure past that.