Re: What's up with these street lights shutting off on me?
Once upon a time I used to think 'it was me' causing the street lights to go out. Then I noticed they always came back on, and it seemed to be in regular intervals, regardless of me being there. After someone explained the above to me (that as those lights get older and overheat, they switch off to cool down and then start back up again) I realized this is what is most likely happening to me.
If you feel it necessary, you could always just camp out near the light in question for 30 minutes or so, and see if there is a regular on/off pattern. Should be pretty easy to tell. :)
DGF said:Or there could be a problem with a capsitor wearing out, causing the lamp to go and when the capsitor cools down it turns back on. Which is what I've attribited to when it's happened to me. The only difference is it's happened to me in different locales. I've also concidered perhaps it's a field that I generated, but nah. ;)
Once upon a time I used to think 'it was me' causing the street lights to go out. Then I noticed they always came back on, and it seemed to be in regular intervals, regardless of me being there. After someone explained the above to me (that as those lights get older and overheat, they switch off to cool down and then start back up again) I realized this is what is most likely happening to me.
If you feel it necessary, you could always just camp out near the light in question for 30 minutes or so, and see if there is a regular on/off pattern. Should be pretty easy to tell. :)