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Light tower (equipment)

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For Light Tower, the building in Seoul, South Korea, see Seoul Lite.

light tower used by U.S. Navy Seabees training for construction work

A light tower is a piece of mobile equipment which has one or more high-intensity electric lamps and a mast. Almost always, the lights are attached to the mast, which is attached to a trailer, with a generator set to power the lamps. Normally the lamps are metal halide bulbs and the generator is powered by a diesel engine. However, battery-powered, solar-powered and hydrogen-powered sets are available; light towers with electrodeless lamps lighting are also sold. Modular kits permit separation of the generator set, trailer, lights and mast from each other. Another variation is an inflatable mast. Particularly when an inflatable mast is used, the lights may be placed close to the ground, with a reflector attached to the mast.{{cite web |access-date=2013-02-07}} When soft lighting is wanted, an inflatable "balloon" diffuser may be used. An inflatable mast may serve as a diffuser.

Light towers are used when illumination is required but not otherwise available, both outdoor and indoor, usually temporarily. Example activities are construction, mining, motion picture production, demolition, emergency services, sport or agricultural sectors.

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File:USMC-080708-M-MLG-9028.jpg |construction of military base

File:COAL_SHOVEL_BEING_WORKED_AT_NIGHT_OFF_ROUTE_9,_MOST_OF_THE_MACHINES_ARE_USED_SEVEN_DAYS_A_WEEK,24_HOURS_A_DAY-NARA-_554771.jpg|light tower (far left) at open-pit coal mine

File:Vehicle_Assembly_Building_damage_from_Hurricane_Frances_night_view.jpg |repairs to building

File:2010-03-09_-Airport_Link-_01.jpg| construction of highway tunnel

File:Hoover_Dam_Bypass_Bridge_Construction_11.jpg| light towers (upper left) used in construction of bridge

File:US_Navy_060531-N-4267W-045_Utilitiesman_2nd_Class_Daniel_Dellamonica_assigned_to_Naval_Mobile_Construction_Battalion_Seven_(NMCB-7)_uses_a_Dumpy_level_to_make_sure_the_wooden_forms_are_evenly_placed_before_the_placement_of_conc.jpg|construction of military base

File:US_Navy_081103-N-7367K-011_Seabees_assigned_to_Naval_Mobile_Construction_Battalion_(NMCB)_1_build_at_night_at_forward_operating_base_zero.jpg|military training for construction

File:WKA_Ingersheim_25012012.JPG|construction of wind turbine

File:Penn-North Light Tower by Woodbrook Ave.jpg|light tower placed at street intersection by Baltimore Police Department

References

"Patent US7198538 - Inflatable figure assembly - Google Patents". Google.com.
(2013-01-18). "Night Scan Powerlite | The Will-Burt CompanyThe Will-Burt Company". Willburt.com.

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