Sparks Electrical News December 2016

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SPARKS
ELECTRICAL NEWS DECEMBER 2016
LIGHTING
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OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW – T8S MAKE WAY FOR LED BATTENS
BEKA Schréder, a leading local manu-
facturer of LED luminaires, has supplied
a decorative LED lighting solution to the
Anglo-Boer War Museum in Bloemfon-
tein and the Garden of Remembrance,
which was recently added to the outdoor
exhibit area.
The Garden of Remembrance was
established to specifically honour
the women and children who died in
concentration camps – and in the field –
during the Anglo-Boer War between 1899
and 1902. The names of the deceased
are inscribed in alphabetical order on
the walls, which are lit with BEKA’s linear
LED luminaires, creating an appropriately
dramatic effect to the memorial.
As part of this addition, new walkways
linking the Garden of Remembrance to
the National Women’s Memorial were built.
The walkways are illuminated with BEKA
Schréder’s LEDpost LED bollard luminaires
that provide elegant low-
level orientation lighting
that welcomes visitors from
across the globe.
The lighting was installed
not only to improve visibility,
security, and aesthetics but
to highlight the value of the
museum for generations to
come. The War Museum’s
seven display halls with
their unique exhibits and
dioramas, as well as the
numerous outside exhibits,
provide the visitor with an overview of the
background, course, impact and suffering
caused by the Anglo-Boer War that was
fought between the two Boer Republics of
the Transvaal and the Orange Free State and
Great Britain from 1899 to 1902. The War
Museum has the largest collection of Anglo-
Boer War related objects and memorabilia in
the world.
Museums are a communication link to
fill the gap between generations by sharing
knowledge with different communities.
They serve as a mediator to help current
and future generations embrace history and
acknowledge the existence of those who
came before them. Museums play a huge role
in ensuring understanding and appreciation
for various cultures while preserving heritage
by protecting, conserving and displaying
artifacts from the past.
There is more to a museum than what it
displays. It is an institution where research
is conducted, collections are stored. It is a
forum in which aspirational and educational
experience takes place. It therefore needs
an appealing and interesting appearance
and that is where lighting plays an important
role. Lighting enhances the impact of items
on display creating a connection between
generations.
BEKA Schréder locally develops and
manufactures LED lighting products, designed
and suitable for local conditions. BEKA
Schréder is proud to be associated with FCE
Consulting Engineers in providing a successful
LED lighting solution for this project.
For further enquiries, contact Cameron
Roberts at +27 51 430 5371 or
The first fluorescent lamp was introduced in
1939, and for decades it was hailed as an
almost universal solution to lighting spaces
efficiently and economically. In 1981, the 32 W T8
lamp was introduced in the United States, providing
further improvements in four-foot fluorescent lamps,
and it became the standard for new construction.
Available in a variety of linear and U-shaped config-
urations, millions were installed across the globe in
a countless number of applications from basements
to bathrooms.
However, since advancements in LED technology,
this valiant workhorse has been superseded for two
reasons; it is energy hungry and its lighting efficacy
can’t compete with modern alternatives.
South Africa faces particular challenges. “All
businesses are under pressure to attain energy
savings but this costs money,” says Warwick Webber,
managing director of Aurora
in South Africa, “so it’s our job
as a manufacturer to provide
solutions that can pay for
themselves in the short term,
offer ongoing energy savings
thereafter while improving
the quality of lighting for end-users in and around
their buildings.”
Two IP65 rated robust fittings from the Enlite
range of linear anti-corrosive LED battens have been
engineered with energy saving and longevity in mind.
Both are suitable for interior and exterior usage and in
the most challenging of environments. They enable
T8 fluorescent fittings to be replaced with LED as
budgets permit on a one-for-one basis, providing the
wiring is still in good condition. The anti-corrosive
UniPac range is vandal-resistant as it’s formed from
a single polycarbonate body and uses high lumen
LED chips and an opal diffuser to provide smooth
even light distribution with no ‘hot spots’.
The UniPac is an IP65 sealed linear fitting with a
three-year warranty. Push-fit terminals at both ends
make for easy and quick installation.
The LinearPac LED anti-corrosive is popular
for car parks, service areas, warehouses and retail
applications and comes with a five-year warranty.
With an efficacy of up to100 lm/W, it creates the
necessary lighting levels while providing the desired
energy savings. The vandal-resistant polycarbonate
body comes supplied with anti-tamper stainless steel
clips and the diffuser is permanently attached for
ease of installation. Both fittings offer a microwave
sensor detector option which works up to 12 m, has
an IK08 impact rating and the all-important 1.5 kV
surge protection is built in.
For more information visit
Enquiries: +27 11 234 4878
Decorative LED lighting solution for the Anglo-Boer War Museum
Lighting and motion management systems – an all-round
win-win solution
BEKA LEDpost LED bollards illuminating the new
walkways.
Linear LED luminaires light up the façade of the
walls in the Garden of Remembrance.
Legrand’s lighting and motion
management systems encom-
pass a wide range of sensors de-
signed to make buildings more energy
efficient by automatically reducing the
amount of time lighting is left on un-
necessarily.
“Reduced lighting consumption
not only lowers operating costs, but
also reduces lamp replacement and
maintenance requirements and helps
decrease Green House Gas (GHG)
emissions,” says Sonja Leibbrandt,
marketing and pricing manager,
Legrand South Africa.
Lighting management sensors are
suitable for areas of a building with
or without natural light, including
passages, corridors, hallways,
staircases and restrooms and also
for offices, storage rooms and
warehouses. These sensors are also
available with advanced features for
installation outdoors and in humid
areas of domestic, commercial and
industrial buildings.
Sensors
Sensors for controlling a single circuit
in outdoor and damp areas with natural
light, have an IP55 index protection rat-
ing to guard against the ingress of dust
and water. These sensors, with three
wires and neutral, have an automatic
switch on/off occupancy mode set-
ting and switch off automatically when
there is sufficient natural light in the
area. There is an adjustable time delay
between 5 s and 59 minutes and a light
level threshold from 5 to 1 275 lux.
Lighting sensors for controlling a
single circuit in outdoor and damp
areas without natural light are fitted
with automatic on/off controls,
manual adjustment of the light
level threshold and time delay via a
potentiometer.
Legrand’s lighting management
solutions for outdoor areas and
humid areas also includes sensors for
managing multiple circuits.
For more information about this
product, visit
Enquiries: +27 11 444 7971