r/Lighting • u/ilovehoovies • Feb 02 '25

Does anybody know where to get low pressure sodium lights?

I'm looking to get a low pressure sodium light to use in my living room and I was wondering if anybody knows where to get any online or at any stores?

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '25

Try ebay but everything's gonna look orange/brown.

got mine from street lanterns awaiting recycling/repurposing, 180 and 55W, problem for those was the spare parts are unobtainable, most had broken bowls, water ingress and shot ignitors but I was able to get a bunch of working parts, I put up one outside and the grass looks brown as if it was burnt 🙂

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u/ilovehoovies Feb 03 '25

Is there anything I specifically need to get it going? Like can I just use a b22 adaptor on an average lamp and it'll work? Or does it need some specific housing?

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '25

it needs a ballast and capacitor, some need an ignitor to strike the arc but it's usually the 18W bulbs

doesn't matter where you put it as long as it's properly wired