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We dropped ours last year and have not seen any decrease in business. Phone books are a thing of the past. Internet is were its at, any business worth working for has the internet and smart phones.

Ken do you still have the neon plant?

We rolled and brushed. The paint was benjamin moore hp super spec. It took 3 coats.

I agree but when she said "Environmentally Friendly", I think she is referring to the power consumption savings. This was the first time we used Sloan Flex tube and it was tedious to get the flex where it needed to be.

Here is another great link. The media has really supported the sign industry on this story. My link

Thank You. No we were not able to remove the letters because of political reasons. We had to do all the work in the air. We removed a whole pickup of electrical stuff from the old neon. We sanded the 60 year old metal letters with 80 grit vibe sanders. We primed all bear metal and painted with three coats of enamel paint. We also did the same for the steel frame. We used a 125ft lift to reach the sign. The worst part is it rained almost every day for the three weeks we worked. I will send pictures this week.

What does every one think? It stinks we didn't get the opportunity to install neon, but the sloan LEDS do look great. Thousands come out to support the lighting of an iconic piece of the city of Auburn history. Not to mention the restoration of a sign style that is disappearing. Check out the link. My link

Gary all the Walmarts in our area are using gexpro power supplies not sure what the leds are I will ask my guys in the morning if they know and get back to you. All the pylon signs in our area are lit with 400w mh hids.

HID question. Does anyone know the advantage of using a dry cap versus a oil filled cap?

Magnetic. I would say 70/30 Lamps fail at a higher rate then ballast . Depending on the application most pole lights are 400. Most under canopy lights are 250. Security wall packs are 250 and 175. Manuel If your leaning towards an led alternative to MH we are very interested. Lsi and bata have good products but they only sell to lighting supply houses cutting us out of the equation. If we want to sell them we have to mark up retail prices.

I agree inspectors know very little about leds. The way I understand NEC If you pass thru an exterior wall you need to protect the wire. We always use MC it makes bonding easy and it looks clean and professional.

We like Universal ballast and salvania lamps. We have used all the name brands in the past and they all seem to work well.

Can anyone recommend a brand or have experience using LED parking lot lights and led under canopy lights?

Paul, This is a joke. Last month I got a 49% increase and immediately complained and wanted to know why. The state insurance fund reasoning was JUST BECAUSE, everyone is going to pay more. In 11 years of business I have never had a claim. I don't know if it is this way all across the country but the increase in cost to due business is getting out of control. Taxes, Insurance, Osha, Ul, EPA, DOT. Over the last year we have been forced to lay off two part time guys and one of my four service/install guys. Don't take me wrong, business is booming but it is struggle to continue to turn a profit and grow when everyone is in your pocket. I guess we can all thank our politicians for this economic trend. Anyone who thinks we live in a democratic state is sadly mistaken, we live in a socialist state that thinks redistribution of wealth will fix everything. Well they are wrong. All they are doing is forcing us to charge more.

Yes, they need to be C&C. Do you know of a manufacture in China?

I'm Looking for 4000 30ma of 4000 20ma core and coil transformers need a rate of 100 per month. Does anyone know were I can get them? Actown is no longer and I tried West cost Neon but they are 3 out of stock. Transco can get them but they are also 3 months out.

We are interested if you have work in central NY check us out www.victorysign.net or you can email me tony@victorysign.net

Does any one have any information on this company? Do they pay? We are about to commit to a big job with them and just checking up on them

you can make a negative impression from your molding then reproduce the new molding out of fiberglass. If you dont have a fiberglass guy I can hook you up with mine.

If he continues to turn you in and you are not doing anything wrong. It is called harassment. If you can establish a pattern any Judge will hold him liable and if you can prove he cost you money you will get paid. If it was me, I would at the lease send him a letter by my attorney stating if he continues to harassment you without knowing the faxes you will hold him liable. Trust me he will think twice about doing it again.

I got word that Electrobits closed last month. Does any one know why? or if its true?

New your state has a crazy crane law so our stick lenth could not exceed 40ft. we have around 54ft working height on the bucket. We will be using the truck for evryday install and service work so we wanted to mounted the lift on a ford 550 to keep the truck versatile. We traded in a 05 f450 with an eti 42' bucket sam gave us a great price. Email me I'll give you details tony@victorysign.net.

I just purchased a 55 skylift. I purchased the skylift because they will custom make the lift and bed to my specs, not to mention It cost 30k less than an Elliot. I have worked off Elliot's and manitex they are awesome units but you pay for it.. I was on vacation in FL and saw a sign company working off a skylift I stopped and talked with them and they said they loved the unit and had nothing bad to say. I'll let you know in 3 weeks how I like mine.