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hf,MS L*wenHmg SysesmBrings high-mount lumina!remaintenance down to earth.Every time. Without fail.

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Ground-level maintenancefor high-level lighting.During the past ferv years, high mount lighting has,tro$n to thcpoint that it is norv the plefelled method of lighting lalge outdool:rreas. Ilnfortunately, as high-mount lighiinjt bcc:rmc more sophisti-cated, nairlcnancc techniques did not. The original maintcnancecoDccpt \ras to utilizc selvice elelators. pole steps, bucket tlucks iindthe lil

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trouble-f ree operatlon.

Fig.5Fail-sale laiches are aulomatically acli-vated by movemenl cl ihe luminaire ring.lndicalor "llags' lurn aulomalically wilhlalch movemenl during locking process.Provide signal, visibie from ground. lhallalch is securely locked.

necded to connect ol disconnectthe latches, nor ale electrical trip-ping device,q i equircd. Latchingis :rccomplished by the simplcallci nate laising and lolveringof the assembly by the hoistingcables. 'lhe position of indicator"flags", r,isible fron the ground,signals that lalches are locked irlplace.LONG CABLE LIFE.

'1'he hoisting cables in theHolophanc Lo\,rERrNG SYSTEM ai eairc|aft-gr':Lde slcel, zinc elcctro-plated to Type A Federal Spccilication RR-W-410a.CiLbles can be expected to lust:10 Jears in noim:rl atmosphc|icconditioris, $ith insl)ections usu-ally nceded only once evei'y lileye:rls. In seveiely corrosive cn-vilonments. stainlcss sleel clblescan be supplied.COMPLETE FACTORYPRE-WIRING.

Thc main pou'er cablc and lhecablcs fo| t ach luninaii e are fac-tory !re-u ircd into the mountingling, aloiding the need foi field

I'i9.6Ring-mounled power receplacle enablessyslem lo be enerqized at ground level inorder lo tesl luminaires, lamps and b3l-Fig.7Heavy-duly powr unit supplies energy loLOWERING SYSTEM. A single unit serv-ices any numbe. ot poles. Power assem-biy slraps to any siz and shaee of pole.

ing pou'el to the lvinch. Themotol mounlin g fi'ame assemblyis lrtovided u ith a lemote control1o en:rble the opei-iitol to st:rrrd1il' fion1 the pole. This osscmbiyis simpiy str:lppcd to ihc basc ofthe lole \ri1h ii quick (onnect se-curing mechanism that can ac-commodate an]' size ol shape pole.Lorveling la te is apploxi-mat.rhr 25 icet pcr minute ; hoistjng late fol the heaviest assembly is apirioximately 16 fect perm i nute.cHorcE oF 2 srzEs FtTsALL POLE DIAMETERS,

Since pole sizes of various man-uf:tctut'els diflL:r' u id-"1y. Holo-ph:rne offels tuo basic lollelingsystem sizcs: Thc LII-2 is de-signed foi polcs with diamelersof 24" oi less and accommodalrsfi om trvo 1,o eight luminaii cs. TheLII-il is dcsigned for poles \lithcliamet.ers oI 40" or less and ac-commodates up to ten luminaii'es.Both llolophane systems arcavailir.ble as separate componentsor in complete lrackages including pole, lumiulires arrci louei'ingsJ"stem.

\\iring. There is no electi'o mc-chanical disconrect at the poietop, u'hich tould requile on-siterviling to top-mounted contactsand periodic insllection and main-tenanr:e Instead. the discorlDectfor the main pou'er cable is localcd rlt the brsc ol the polc alongnith main electricai connections.This ailol\'s iapid and conlenientsclvicing and installation.GROUND-LEVEL TESTING.

-All clbles electi'ical and hoist-ing c:rn be ins|ected oi le|laccdflonl tllc glound. In addition, a$'cath.1l)r'oof powe'r leccplaclc isplovided in the mounting ring,allon ing 1he lumin:lires to be energized fol testing l:rmps and bal-iasts uhile al ground levei. Thisnakes it unnecessilr,\- to Ieturnthe luminai|e ring to the pole topin oi.lel to check electi'ical cit'-cu it s.MANUALLY PORTABLEPOWER UNIT OPERATESwtNcH.,\ hcavy-dLrtt i c\.clsing electricmotor, coullcd with a to1'clue lim-itcr', suplrlics all neccssail' drir-

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HEAD FRAME AND LUMINAIRE RING ASSEMBLIE$, HNTS LOWEFiI'.iG SYSTEM _ MCDEL LD-2.

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POI.E BASE DETAIL

Specification and OrderEng Information.assembLv when lhe lowe' nq devrce s not inooer:t oi. rne latches sh:ll be aclualed byalternale rajsinq and owerino ol 'he hoistinq.ables Lo.Lina ol lumrnaire rinq shall besiqnaled by l;dicaror ' ,1:gs ' v sible lrom.r;' n.i thp Irl.h birrelr shall be cast 8218; loy aluninum All movins parls of the latchmeihaiism shall be se.viceable lrom theorou.d. Lalch nq mechan sm 5hall nol be im-aaired by forh.r on oi ce and shall not re

L!minaire rins shall be conslrucied oi 6" x3" x *7CA slee channei w th the approprialenlmber oi 2" nom na sleel p pe mount ngarms. Enlir l!miraire ring shall be 2inc-Dlaled lo .4 mils thickress. L!minaire rlnq sha Ibe prewired wilh lype W or spec al y re/n-lor.ed lype sO power cab e nd lype sO dis-tributon wlrinq. Al power.abies shal be ai.lached to the 8218 a loy casl a Lrm num waterllqhl wrng chamber wllh walerlighl cableconnectors. A 600 voit lerminal b ock. comDlerely Frew red, shall be included in thewatert shl w ri.g chamber. A walerliOht twisl-lock power receplacle shaLl be p.ovided onuhinaire ring to allow lestins ol luminairesOrder by catalog number, using the lollowing system:

Prirn:rry ballasl Nunlbel of conductor's I'olevoltage (120,208, r'equired in main porver height240,2?7 or 480 ). cable (2,3 or4only). (ft.).

wh le in the owered posilion, A neoprenebushed power cable supporl shall be providedto hold lhe power cable in lhe luminaire ring.Eoller conlacl spri.s-loaded stabiljz nqarms shall be orolided to ouide !m na rerlnq whi e ascend nq or descending po e. Thesprlnq oaded mechan'sm shall cons st ol anoil lempered sleel sprlnq ove.511 qauqezinc plaled sleel tubing. Bo lers 10r lhe cnter no arm shail be made of a waler resistantnon ;arkinq composilion mater al w th oi -im-pregnared bron2e bushinqs; all shalls andwashers shal be :304 stainless ste1.The wlnch shall b a worm gear selllockinqtype. winch shall be designed tor hand ope.a-I on or ior ope.alion by means o, a lr" heavyduty reversrng eleclnc dr I moior. 111- z nc-..:rpri.r