Local Urbis Axia 2s

The Axia 2 LED lantern was selected to re-light the roundabout above the A38 dual carriageway at Findern in late 2017. These replaced various 135 Watt SOX / 150 Watt SON lanterns that were attached to 10 m steel columns.

Where the new column positions fall in front of the crash barrier (which was also renewed as part of these works), the columns are passive-safe, owing to the roundabout's 60 mph speed limit.

Such is the length of these lanterns that they are probably not that much shorter than the 135 Watt SOX lanterns that they replaced.

The identification label on the lantern's underside states that the 48 LEDs (two clusters of 24 LEDs) employed in this lantern are running at a combined total of 151 W, which should produce sufficient lumens for a 'C2' lighting class (the 'U' prefix is, simply, to identify this as an Urbis lantern).

The new columns are also 10 m in height.

The two LED clusters are surrounded by heat sink webbing around their sides and front.

A new housing development just off Burton Road in Newton Solney, on the edge of Derbyshire, saw Axia 2 lanterns employed too.

This version only employs a single LED cluster. A Zodion ZCell photocell rated at 20 Lux operates the lantern.

Of the maximum 24 LEDs that are possible in this lantern, only the middle eight lenses accommodate LED chips.

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