Our region wanted to repair and re-use most of the luminaires (fixtures) removed from our service territory in order to reduce waste and lower replacement costs. To accomplish this, we set up a refurbishment center and began to process the fixtures as they were removed from poles. However, our installation crews were quickly disappointed as they discovered too many of the refurbished fixtures experienced short lamp life when reinstalled.

Seeing their work load and frustration level increasing, they resisted the idea of the refurbishment center. Then we discovered the EYE Lighting Fixture Analyzer Kit and put it to the test in the refurbishment center. The EYE kits are designed to identify fixtures that no longer meet ANSI specifications in respect to ballast output - resulting in poor lamp performance and short lamp life.

The user-friendly and safe design of the EYE Fixture Analyzer Kit allows “hidden” defects such as improper short circuit current and open circuit voltage to be easily measured. Before long the installation crews noticed a dramatic change in the reliability of the fixtures supplied from the refurbishment center.  Seeing a reduction in the previously experienced work load and frustrations, the crews embraced the use of refurbished fixtures.

We have now been using the EYE Fixture Analyzer Kit in the Savannah, Georgia region for four years. We have succeeded in developing a successful refurbishment center that reduces waste and lowers replacement costs while providing community safety with a properly maintained lighting system.