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I need a photocell for an antique yard light FireBrick 05-24-2007
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Posted by FireBrick on May 24, 2007, 1:44 pm
I obtained an antique Farm Light.

The kind you USED to see on poles outside the barn.
Big green top metal shade, cream color underside with a single bulb hanging
down.

The mounting bracket attaches to the pole/wall, and a horizontal pipe feeds
the wires to the socket.

I'd love to install this, but need an inline photocell to turn the light
on/off.

Searched Google for a inline photocell.
If there was one with horizontal pipe threads it would be perfect.

Anybody have any ideas?

Even though we live in an urban area, we have a country look home/garage.

please and thank you

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"The less time planning, the more time programming.
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Bill H. in Chicagoland
webcams at http://76.16.160.118:8080
weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org



Posted by HotRdd on May 24, 2007, 1:50 pm
If your handy you could just build one. Whats the voltage of the light?
Could you convert a regular childrens nightlight, possible use a low voltage
relay if needed?



Posted by John McGaw on May 24, 2007, 1:57 pm
FireBrick wrote:
> I obtained an antique Farm Light.
>
> The kind you USED to see on poles outside the barn.
> Big green top metal shade, cream color underside with a single bulb hanging
> down.
>
> The mounting bracket attaches to the pole/wall, and a horizontal pipe feeds
> the wires to the socket.
>
> I'd love to install this, but need an inline photocell to turn the light
> on/off.
>
> Searched Google for a inline photocell.
> If there was one with horizontal pipe threads it would be perfect.
>
> Anybody have any ideas?
>
> Even though we live in an urban area, we have a country look home/garage.
>
> please and thank you
>

First off, I don't know what you mean by "horizontal pipe threads". Pipe
threads aren't used in electrical work. Threaded conduit is relatively
common and 1/2" is a common size. And how is a thread horizontal?

A quick Google search for "threaded conduit photo light control" (no
quotes of course) turns a large number of hits. Does anything on this
page look like what you are thinking of?

http://www.1000bulbs.com/products.php?cat=Photo-Control-Switches

--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com

Posted by Pete C. on May 24, 2007, 2:05 pm
FireBrick wrote:
>
> I obtained an antique Farm Light.
>
> The kind you USED to see on poles outside the barn.
> Big green top metal shade, cream color underside with a single bulb hanging
> down.
>
> The mounting bracket attaches to the pole/wall, and a horizontal pipe feeds
> the wires to the socket.
>
> I'd love to install this, but need an inline photocell to turn the light
> on/off.
>
> Searched Google for a inline photocell.
> If there was one with horizontal pipe threads it would be perfect.
>
> Anybody have any ideas?
>
> Even though we live in an urban area, we have a country look home/garage.
>
> please and thank you
>
> --
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
> "The less time planning, the more time programming.
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> Bill H. in Chicagoland
> webcams at http://76.16.160.118:8080
> weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org

Standalone photocells are a common item and can be found at 'Depot,
Lowe's and probably 1,000 other places as well. Usually a threaded mount
to attach to a standard 1/2" port on an outdoor box. They don't need to
be mounted inline with the fixture, just wired inline.

Posted by FireBrick on May 24, 2007, 2:34 pm
Found the item.
More searching on google found exactly the unit I needed.

I didn't make myself clear though.
I knew what I meant, just didn't describe it correctly

the lamp, hangs from a cast head which is threaded to accept a 1/2" rigid
pipe.
That pipe, would be horizontal to the mounting casting on the wall.

I found a photocell, which screws into a cast electrical TEE (not sure of
the exact term for that rectangular box with female threads on each end and
a female thread perpendicular to the other two ends.

Simple 3 wire photo cell.

|
/-\-------==---------------()
/ ^ \
lamp pipe tee with photo cell on top pipe wallmount
I elongated the piping just to get the description to fit.

thanks for the help/suggestions


>I obtained an antique Farm Light.
>
> The kind you USED to see on poles outside the barn.
> Big green top metal shade, cream color underside with a single bulb
> hanging down.
>
> The mounting bracket attaches to the pole/wall, and a horizontal pipe
> feeds the wires to the socket.
>
> I'd love to install this, but need an inline photocell to turn the light
> on/off.
>
> Searched Google for a inline photocell.
> If there was one with horizontal pipe threads it would be perfect.
>
> Anybody have any ideas?
>
> Even though we live in an urban area, we have a country look home/garage.
>
> please and thank you
>
> --
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
> "The less time planning, the more time programming.
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> Bill H. in Chicagoland
> webcams at http://76.16.160.118:8080
> weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org
>
>



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