The Lektrocote® Finish Process
Hubbell and Spaulding have long been known for manufacturing lighting fixtures and poles which exhibit excellent exterior durability. Central to this success is our Lektrocote® paint and finishing process.
What makes a lektrocote® painted product superior? Our proprietary TGIC thermosetting, acid-functional polyester powder resin is electro statically applied only after a thorough cleaning process. All contaminants and impurities are removed from the surface by one of two methods.
- Luminaries receive a five-step wash with both acid and alkaline based liquid cleaners followed by the deposit of a thin layer of a proprietary corrosion resistant compound to promote maximum corrosion resistance and paint adhesion. Finally the decorative finish coat is applied.
- Poles are cleaned and prepared by blasting the surface to a "white metal" state. Once free of all impurities, the surface is ready to accept an application of zinc-rich powder paint primer and the decorative finish coat.
Lektrocote® is our designation for those finishes which incorporate the paint and surface pre-treatment noted above.
Lektrocote® meets or exceeds the following standards:
- Exterior Durability - up to 5 years Florida exposure with 10% or less gloss reduction.
- ASTM B-117 - 1000 hour salt spray test
- ASTM D-2247-1000 hour humidity test
- ASTM D-2794-Impact test resistant to 160 inch pounds
- ASTM D-522-Flexibility test
- ASTM 3359B - Adhesion test
Color Selections
STANDARD COLORS
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Dark Bronze
(textured finish) -
Black
(textured finish) -
White
(textured finish) -
Gray
(textured finish) -
Platinum Silver
(smooth finish)
CUSTOM COLORS

Red
(Smooth Finish)
Forest Green
(Textured Finish)
Star View Compliant
Hubbell Outdoor and Spaulding brands are aware of the growing concern over glare, light trespass and sky glow created by improperly applied lighting fixtures. This wasted light is wasted energy. To address this concern, we have designed many of our new products with Full Cutoff (zero up light) optics to provide greater control of light output from area and wall mounted fixtures.
Hubbell Outdoor and Spaulding fixtures that meet Full Cutoff criteria are designated with the StarView logo. These fixture series or specific lens options will solve your need for excellent site lighting with an environmentally friendly reduced sky glow.
Area/Site Lighting Guidelines
Recommended Mounting Height Guidelines
| Metal Halide | High Pressure Sodium | ||
| Watts | Mt. Height | Watts | Mt. Height |
| - | - | 35 | 6 |
| - | - | 50 | 7 |
| 70 | 7 | 70 | 8 |
| 100 | 10 | 100 | 12 |
| 175 | 16 | 150 | 18 |
| 250 | 20 | 250 | 25 |
| 400 | 25 | 400 | 30 |
| 1000 | 35 | 1000 | 38 |
Recommended minimum (exceptions may be taken when diffuse lens or lamp is specified)
Recommended Illumination Guidelines
| Area Description | Avg. Maintained Footcandles | Uniformity Ratio Av. to Min. |
| Shopping center and store parking lot | 2-4 | Excellent 2:1 |
| Entrance and exits - twice area level | 4-8 | Good 4:1 |
| Public Parking Lot | 1-2 | Average 6:1 |
| Security | 1-0.5 | Acceptable 10:1 |
Area/Site Luminaire Lens Choices

Convex Lens
Flat Lens
Dropped Lens
Spaulding Lighting offers three lens enclosure configurations for many of our area/site luminaires. Flat, convex and dropped configurations offer distinctly different performance benefits and aesthetics values. Take the time to choose the correct configuration to ensure you meet all of your design criteria.
Convex Lens
Also referred to as a sag lens, the convex lens is a very popular choice for customers interested in achieving:
- Maximum spacing between luminaires
- Higher light levels between poles
- Excellent light level uniformity
Flat Lens
With today’s increased concern for lighting in an environmentally conscious manner, utilizing a flat lens may be your best choice. A flat lens offers the following:
- Reduced luminaire glare
- Reduced light trespass onto adjacent properties
- Reduced night "sky glow"
Dropped Acrylic or Polycarbonate Lens
Luminaires featuring a dropped lens offer many of the benefits of the convex lens with a "softer" visual appearance. Dropped lens luminaires provide a square symmetric distribution of light and superior light level uniformity. Additionally, the rugged polycarbonate version is a great choice for areas needing a higher degree of luminaire protection.
Spaulding Lighting has worked hard to strike a balance between the concerns of lighting in an environmentally conscious manner without sacrifi cing sound lighting design principles.
Area/Site Reflector Choices

Segmented
Patented Multi-Faceted Hydroformed
Hydroformed
H4 Reflector
Choosing Spaulding Lighting for your area/site lighting gives you maximum design flexibility when determining what product to use. From the most demanding performance criteria to the most cost competitive project, Spaulding Lighting has the reflector system for any requirement. With up to six photometric distributions from either horizontal or vertically lamped configurations, Spaulding offers fully segmented, Patented Multi-Faceted Hydroformed, traditional hydroformed, and multi-piece (forward throw) refl ector designs. The table below details some of the benefits from each method of fabrication.
| Reflector | Features | Results In | Achieved Benefit |
| Fully Segmented | Multiple individual segments of pre-finished highly specular aluminum, machine punched and formed, then hand placed at precise angles into the reflector’s rigid supporting "super structure" for exact imaging of the lamps arc tube in each facet |
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| Patented Multi-Faceted Hydroformed | Advanced multi-step, "deep well" hydroforming process followed by the application of Hubbell’s proprietary Anodal® reflector finish technology results in a one-piece, rigid semi-specular aluminum reflector with up to 1,350 miniature facets for precise optical control |
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| Hydroformed | Multi-step hydroforming process followed by the application of Hubbell’s proprietary Anodal® refl ector finish technology results in a one-piece, rigid semi-specular aluminum reflector |
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| Multi-Piece (IES type IV - forward throw) |
Large individual pieces of pre-finished semi-specular aluminum placed into the reflector’s rigid supporting "super structure" with the lamp placed deep within the reflector design |
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