Floodlights- URGENT Help Please!

[MillionDollar]

Does anyone know how high the poles should be which the floodlights will be fitted on for a arena?

I was given an info pack from a very good floodlight company that I would need 12 x 250w Son-t floodlights (for a 60 x 40 arena) and that they should be fitted on 16 foot high poles. BUT then they have given me a diagram that says 16 foot or 21 foot high

Anyone know how high they should be?

Thanks x

 

[Scoopy]

We have our on telegraph poles, they quite high !

 

[kerilli]

it doesn't really matter tbh, i'd say as high as pos within reason, so they're throwing the light down and not in your face (low ones are blinding).

 

[miller]

Ours are 16ft mounted on cut down telegraph poles. If you have them too high you get alot of light pollution spreading around and with ours next to a road we couldn't do that.
Not too low though at like K says they blind your for one and you get alot of shadows cast.

Alot depends on what you are doing in there - jumping obv requires more light.

We have metal halide lamps as they give off white light and don't blow as much as halogen (halogen doesn't like alot of movement) - can provide you with ebay shop name we got them nearly £100 cheaper than manufacturers? PM me if you want any more info

Most of the lighting comps will do you light spread maps mesured in lux (1 Lux = 1 1 candle power) with different height and angulations if you request them.

 

[Baggybreeches]

I would say mine are 14-16ft, 21ft is very high and they would sway in the wind!

 

[MillionDollar]

Thanks everyone

I think 16 ft must be right!