TORRANCE, Calif., July 25, 2018 — Since 1873, the best lighting the historic San Francisco Municipal Cable Cars
had was dim incandescent headlights that did not do anything for illumination.
They were merely bright enough to serve as an indicator that a cable car was
coming. After over 140 years, that finally changed with their upgrade to LED
light bulbs from LEDtronics.
Arne Hansen, Supervisor of Maintenance at the
San Francisco Municipal Cable Car Barn, said the first comment he got from
an operator
was “What a neat idea!” With the installation of the LED headlights, the visibility
has gone up tremendously.
A19 style LED light bulbs were also installed inside
the passenger cabins. Those lights, along with the PAR46 LED headlights, are
saving them money on energy
as well as maintenance—especially in the wintertime, when the lights are left
on much longer.
“The biggest issue was the light on cold, wet, dark nights,” said Hansen. “We
would change the batteries in the cars maybe 10 or 12 road calls in a night.
We got these better batteries now that last much longer, but still, with the
GPS system and the cameras, they were taking a drain on the batteries.”
The
old incandescent lights would quickly burn out, break from the constant vibrations,
and cause the batteries to drain much faster. Since switching to LEDtronics
LEDs, those issues are a thing of the past. Hansen said they ordered LED lights
for
the entire fleet, and they are all working without any problems.
Between those
advantages and the increased visibility, “All the operators give
it a thumbs-up, they all approved it, they all loved it,” Hansen said. “The
project was a complete success.”
Hansen said he has been working with the Cable
Car Barn for over 30 years, and he considers it an ideal place to work. “The
operators here are all happy going to work, because they have people that want
to ride their cars and they're
on vacation,” he said. “It's a good place to work, being it's the only national
moving historical monument in the world.”
The San Francisco Municipal Cable
Car Barn is a popular spot for tourists in the city. Hansen said the museum
is packed all day, and they are always welcoming
to visitors.
About LEDtronics®
Since 1983, LEDtronics has been America’s Premium Brand LED Company.
We are the pioneers of designing, manufacturing and packaging LED lighting
products
for
hundreds of industries and thousands of customers, including 80 percent of
Fortune 500 companies and all the major national and regional US distributors.
LEDtronics
is proud to have been manufacturing in the USA for over three decades now.
The company is a qualified Government and Defense supplier (CAGE code 8Z410),
and
over 600 National Stock Numbers (NSN) have been assigned to our products over
the years. All of our products come with an UNCONDITIONAL U.S. factory warranty.
For more information on how to incorporate LEDtronics A19 and PAR46 LED bulbs into your lighting plans,
contact LEDtronics by...
Website: http://www.LEDtronics.com
Phone: 1-800-579-4875
E-mail: info@ledtronics.com
Fax: 310-534-1424
Company Address: 23105 Kashiwa Court, Torrance, CA 90505
