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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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

  • Dark Bronze (textured finish)
    Dark Bronze
    (textured finish)
  • Black (textured finish)
    Black
    (textured finish)
  • White (textured finish)
    White
    (textured finish)
  • Gray (textured finish)
    Gray
    (textured finish)
  • Platinum Silver (smooth finish)
    Platinum Silver
    (smooth finish)

CUSTOM COLORS

  • RED (Smooth Finish)
    Red
    (Smooth Finish)
  • Forest Green (Textured 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.

Starview Compliant Logo

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
    Convex Lens
  • Flat Lens
    Flat Lens
  • Dropped 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
Luminaires with a convex lens also offer a degree of "sparkle" a flat lens cannot. Used many times in retail commercial applications, a convex lens allows the lighting system to become an integral component of a business’ identity and advertising goals.

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"
All of Spaulding’s luminaires configured with a flat lens are FULL CUTOFF classified per IES standards. Flat lens luminaires help reduce the potential negative impact of lighting in a commercial space.


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

  • Convex Lens
    Segmented
  • Patented Multi-faceted Hydroformed
    Patented Multi-Faceted Hydroformed
  • Hydroformed
    Hydroformed
  • H4 Reflector
    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
  • The broadest photometric
  • Distribution
  • Precise beam control at critical angles
  • Excellent light level
  • Excellent light level uniformity with reduced "hot spots" below the luminaire
  • Superior spacing between luminaires and poles resulting reduced project costs
  • The highest levels of visual acuity at grade resulting in increased safety and security
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
  • Broader photometric distribution and uniformity levels usually only associated with more expensive fully segmented reflector designs
  • Minimal lamp imaging from miniature facets and the lowest levels of glare
  • Hard tooled repeatable performance reflector to reflector
  • Durable design withstands the rigors of shipment, installation, and maintenance
  • Broader spacing between luminaires and poles resulting in reduced project costs
  • Increased levels of visual acuity at grade resulting in increased safety, security as well as excellent visual comfort perception (VCP)
  • Consistent performance over the life of the installation
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
  • Good photometric distribution and uniformity levels
  • Reduced lamp imaging and low levels of glare
  • Hard tooled repeatable performance reflector to reflector
  • Durable design withstands the rigors of shipment, installation, and maintenance
  • Good spacing between luminaire and poles
  • Excellent value without sacrificing performance
  • Consistent performance over the life of the installation
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
  • Sharp lamp cutoff
  • Minimal "house side spill" behind the reflector
  • Excellent forward projection of the lamp's luminous flux
  • Ability to place the luminaire close to the properties edge eliminating or reducing light trespass
  • Maximum projection of light to target area