I am looking to upgrade our aisle lights that are installed in the sides of our theater seats. Currently, we have what is basically a pilot light installed in a single gang electrical box mounted vertically in the side of the seats. They require a 120-volt candelabra base 7.5-watt lamp of not more than 2 inches overall length. The closest lamp that provides sufficient light is a 10S6 10 watt indicator lamp (I've never seen a 7.5 watt lamp that fits these units!). Lamp is covered by a black louvered steel cover.
There are two issues that I would like to address:
1. Lamps don't last long enough
2. The "beam pattern" of these fixtures is very spotty. They are bright enough in spots, but there are still vast swaths of aisle that are unlit.
I would consider LED replacement lamps to address the first issue, but I've never seen LED replacement lamps that are bright enough or fit in the fixture. A retrofit lamp would need to produce at least 70 lumen to be considered.
Preferably, however, I would rather replace the entire fixture. I've seen many units that will fit a single-gang box, but mount horizontally instead of vertically. Any ideas?
Alternatively, I could use 6S6 indicator lamps in 130 or 145 volt (to extend life) if I could redesign the fixture so that it emitted more light. Are there better covers available that emit more light? It doesn't help that the interior of the electrical box is black. Still, I don't know how much I could change without voiding the UL listing (assuming it is listed in the first place
) or compromising safety.
I know this topic has been covered before, but I didn't see any solutions that would work in my case. Hopefully someone out there has these same units and knows what to do with them! The auditorium was built around 2004, so its not like these are something old and archaic.
Here is a photo of the seats:
And a close-up of the fixture and cover:
I can try to get a better close-up of the fixture and housing if that would be helpful.
There are two issues that I would like to address:
1. Lamps don't last long enough
2. The "beam pattern" of these fixtures is very spotty. They are bright enough in spots, but there are still vast swaths of aisle that are unlit.
I would consider LED replacement lamps to address the first issue, but I've never seen LED replacement lamps that are bright enough or fit in the fixture. A retrofit lamp would need to produce at least 70 lumen to be considered.
Preferably, however, I would rather replace the entire fixture. I've seen many units that will fit a single-gang box, but mount horizontally instead of vertically. Any ideas?
Alternatively, I could use 6S6 indicator lamps in 130 or 145 volt (to extend life) if I could redesign the fixture so that it emitted more light. Are there better covers available that emit more light? It doesn't help that the interior of the electrical box is black. Still, I don't know how much I could change without voiding the UL listing (assuming it is listed in the first place
) or compromising safety.I know this topic has been covered before, but I didn't see any solutions that would work in my case. Hopefully someone out there has these same units and knows what to do with them! The auditorium was built around 2004, so its not like these are something old and archaic.
Here is a photo of the seats:
And a close-up of the fixture and cover:
I can try to get a better close-up of the fixture and housing if that would be helpful.
