Brawa lamp 5015
Robs
Ann Arbor, MI
Can anyone tell me how to install the Brawa 5015 street lamps. I.e.how it is wired.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Comments
Hey, Rob ~
The Brawa 5015 street light looks like a standard incandescent lamp. Neither wattage nor amperage are specified.
So far as circuitry, it could be run on either DC or AC, no more than 16 volts. Use #20 or larger for a buss wire and solder or clip the leads from the lamp in a parallel circuit. Doesn't matter positive or negative, just make them all the same. 20 gauge wire is good to 1.5 amps. #18 is good to 2.3 amps. You can check the wattage (Ohms) with a volt/ohmmeter and figure out how many lamps you can put on your circuit: VoltsxAmps = watts or watts/volts=amps.
For a #20 wire circuit, I would put a simple toggle switch, then a 1.5 amp fuseholder & fuse in one outgoing wire, then connect the lamps with one lead to each wire.
Feel free to come back with questions ~
Gordon (30 years as a licensed electrician, IBEW)
ADDENDUM: Further research on the replacement bulb, Brawa 3266, shows it to be a 16V bulb using 0.030 amps. For #20 wire at 1.5 amps, you can put about 50 on a circuit. As an electrician, I would recommend reducing that number by 20%, or a limit of 40, to keep from blowing fuses.
Gord
el Gato Gordo2014-04-16 10:26:15