vendredi 17 novembre 2017

What You Should Know About High Intensity Tower Lighting

By Steven Foster


Generally, tall structures that lack indications they exist poses a serious threat to aircrafts as well as the passengers in those aircrafts. Because of this, many people have lost their lives when choppers and aircrafts have hit such tall structures such as hills and mountains. Also, building and structures that are 200 feet high and above should have a signal to indicate the height in order for the pilot to be aware of the structure. However, such illumination can be obtained through high intensity tower lighting.

A tower is basically a structure that is tall and whose thickness is far much un-proportional to the height. People tend to confuse these structures with masts. However, masts have guy-wires that are used to support them. These structures are also distinguished from buildings because they are not built with habitable characteristics, they are not built for a living but for other functions. They may be made to indicate time using clocks.

They may be constructed for different reasons and to serve different purposes. For instance, they may be constructed to indicate time through fixing of a clock. Aerial cameras can also be fixed on top for surveillance and defensive security purposes.

Tower lights are lighting devices with high intensity that remain attached to tall structures with the primary role of avoiding collisions from flying bodies. These lamps make the structures more visible to flying planes and aircrafts passing by. These devices are usually used during the night although some also use them during the daytime. The lights should have the ability to provide sufficient brightness so that even in distant miles, one can see them.

They are lamps that make the structure to be clearly visible to the passing by planes. The lamps in most cases will be used at night though other people use them during the day. These lamps are supposed to produce brightness that is sufficient so that a person can notice them even when far.

There are, however, other minor lighting options available. Such are the obstruction lights that usually have a constant illumination. The red beacons or the strobes often use incandescent filament bulbs that usually have a short lifespan. There are also medium and the high-intensity white strobes lights. The medium intensity strobes are used on 250 feet buildings and the high-intensity ones are used in 700 feet buildings.

These lamps can be used either during the day or at night. On the other hand, these lamps can use either solar or electricity as the power sources. However, it is important to liaise with a lamp dealer or installer so that you can understand the best lamp to use or the type of power the lamp will use.

Usually, there are benefits associated with these lamps. One, they offer signals to indicate the presence of tall structures thereby eliminating accidents and collisions cases. Also, by fixing these lamps, you comply with the aviation laws. As a result, you are not charged for noncompliance to the aviation laws.




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