descriptive

Fisher-Pierce photoelectric control bulletin

for outdoor Iighting 60.857

tubeless . hermetically sed/ed page I

photoelectric control
on type OV-z5 luminaile

application
Fisher-Pierce series 66004 photoelectric lighting controls were developed to
provide a compact, economical, individual control unit with ]ong service li{e.
Built around a hermetically sealed broad area cadmium sulfide cell, the series
66004 has a simple ciicuit that operates on ac to drive a sensitive relay. The
relay was specilically designed {or this applicalion by Sigma.
Belay load contacts are normally closed (no light on photocell) with the lamp
turned "on". When energized (two to three {ootcandles above the lurn-on
point) the relay conlacts open to turn of{ the lamp load.

advantages

dependable; Simple, but dependable circuit no tubes or transistors to burn

out.
Iail-safe; Should some portion o{ the electronic circuit fail, lamp remains "on".
self-protected: Buihin expulsion-type surge and lightning protection is pro-

o vided by a special lightninq arrester desiqned for the 6600A series.

Decen-bet, 1959
suFersedes db paqes'r,2 3iand 4, daied lDry, rS55
60-112,
naiLed io: E/409/DB; D6?-5A: C3r 5P; SLHi C/471/RL
 page 2

description

Series 66004 controls are ol simple design with a The photocell is operated directly on ac to prevent
minimum of components. They are light ln weight, the sensitivity drift which accompanies dc operation
compact in size and ruggedly constructed, which ai relatively hiqh liqht levels.
makes them easy to handle and install The basic
6600.4 control, consists o{ a housing, chassis (on
which the cadmium sulfide cell. relay, etc. are
mounted), base plate and twist-lock plug All series
66004 models use this basic control except the 66074,
which di{fers only in housing base dianeter (fits
mounting bases up to 35/8 inches in diameter).

All series 66004 models are furnished with a sponge

neoprene gasket alfixed to the base-plate. This gaskei
(along with photocontrol base dimensions) meets
EEI-NEMA standards (see pase 4 showing standard
dimensions). When the control is used with a
luminaire with an integral gasket, the control gasket
may be easily removed Irom the base plate without
damage to the conirol unit.

Use o{ appropriate standard adapters make the 6600A,

interchangeable with other F-P controls using sland-
ard lhree-blade lwist-lock plugs.

design features

I housing
Weatherproo{ plastic housing, painled gray on the
inside, is not susceptible to discoloraiion, cracking
or crazinq.
4 base and plug
2 shutter
The base has a three-pronq twist-lock plug and sealing
Perlorated aluminum shutter covers part o{ the photo- design in accordance with EEI-NEMA speci{ications
cell. Shutter position requlates turn-on level (standard {or twist-lock adapiations. With appropriate standard
Iaciory setting is 1.5:L.5 li-c. turn-on; other settings adapters, ii is inierchangeable with other F-P contrcls
available on order). The turn-on point can be adjusted using Amphenol three-blade plugs.
by moving the shutter down, {or earlier lurn-on; up burning hour schedule
Ior later turn-on.
On average clear days the controls will operate
approximately 25 minutes after sunset and approxi-
3 photocell mately 25 minutes be{ore sunrise. This represenls an
average schedule ol 4150 burning hours per year,
The cadmium sulfide photocell is hermetically sealed.
based on standard {actory sellings.
A pre-aging process contributes to an improved
stability. A cell o{ average sensitivity is used as hiqh
initial sensitivity cells tend to lose a much greater
propodion of their sensiiivity over a period of time
supply voltage
105-135 volts, 50/60 cycles, ac.
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 fisher-Pierce photoelectric control descriplive
bulletin
series 66004

for outdoor lighting 60-857

tubeless . hermetically seoled page 3

maximum direct lamp load
1,000 watts, incandescent, mercury vapor or fluores-
cent,
in-rush current rating
100 amperes
operating levels
Turn-on ranqe is 0.5 to 5 foot-candles. Standard
t 0.5 {oot-candles; nominal
Iactory setting: turn-on 1.5
turn-oll value is 2 to 3 {oot-candies higher than
turn-on.
The turn-on point can be adjusted by moving the
shutter which covers pa o{ the photocell down,
for earlier turn-on; up, {or later turn-on.
Units should be adjusted approximately 0.2 loot-
candle lower than desired to allow {or the error
caused by adjusting unils wilh covers removed (e.g.,
units adjusted to turn-on at 0.8 foot-candle with the
cover removed will aclually operate at I.0 foot-candle
with the cover on.)
be re-oriented a {ew degrees 1o {ace away from these
iransient lights.
Maximum operating lile is assured by subslaniial
derating o{ the cell's wattage dissipalion. The higher
ihe dissipation, the shorter is the life oJ ihe cell. For
example, at room temperature, cell li{e changes Irom
the order of years to only a lew months when dissi-
paiion is correspondingly raised {rom 0.3 watt to 0.7
watt. Temperature extremes present in street lighting
applications also necessitate luriher cell deralirrg.
Conlrol cells are derated to provide maximum oper-
ating li{e.
operation
The basic circuit has been kept very simple as shown
in the diagram below. The small amount ol power
needed is obiained from 120-vo1t, 60-cycle power
lines.

operating temperature lange

-55" C to +70'C (-6s'F to -f-I58'F)
surge protection
Units have built-in expulsion-type surge and lightninq
protection using a special lightning arrester. Tests o{
conlrols equipped with this arrester were made under
vollage waves of I.5 x 40 microseconds (I.5 micro-
seconds to reach crest and 40 microseconds to {all
to hal{ crest).

power consumption extetnal conn€ction diaqram

Less than 0.5 watt average (0.9 watt max. daytime;

0.06 watt max. nighttime).
fail-safe operation
Lighting load will remain turned-on in evenl o{ {ailure
of electronic circuit.
time delay
Delayed circuit response of approximately 0.5 second
prevenls lalse operation due to lightning, since a
lightning llash lasts oniy about I,000 microseconds.
Where a control is subject to light Irom nearby
beacons or olher sources, direciional controls can
Fr,bberrl_Sq
lype 755;
The more liqht, ihe lower the resistance o{ the pholo-
cell. In daylight, therefore, resistance is lowered and
current can flow through the relay coil. With dark-
ness, the photocell's resistance is high, thus preveni-
ing the flow ol current through the reiay coil. The
relay is then de-energized, ils contacts close and the
liqhting load is turned-on.
descriptive
bulletin

60-85?
fisher-Pierce photoelectric control
page 4 series 6600A

installation wiringdiagrams dimensions in inches . rnounting styles

The photoconirol units are easy to handle and install

due to their liqht weiqht and compact size. The model 66OOA modeL 66074
receptacle is {aced north (i.e. between NW and NE).
The control is plugged into the receptacle and given I-
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a slight twist to lock it. By covering the window, the
operalion can be immediately checked.
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style
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photoeiectric Lead compLete wilL pLastic enclosure and
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6600?1
twistlock male pluq base dinensions 3116 in. I.D. to lLrl', -ll
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EEI-NEMA slarddrds l15 VAC-60 cycles-1000
wdtt dpd.'ty .. .. 10
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6607A same as above bur wilh base dimensions 3% in. i.D. ll
6601A 5-66004 head plus S 499-L bdse housinq (E!I-NEMA)

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plus N.495.1 nountinq blacket-lor pole, crossarm o!
lldsl su'ld F mo-rl-nq w'lh r'0 27
6602.4 S 6600A head plus S 499 I base^"e housinq (EEI NEMA)
pLus N 326.2 adapter lor IL./a in. luminaire or slipiitter
2t keying odopler
S 6600A head plus S .124 4 ddapter brdcLei plus Leyinq
adapter and includi!q Anphenol-type three.pronq male
pluq dilectlv intercLanqeable with I-P Model 64400GE
6604J\ 5-6600-4 head plN 5-424.3 adapte! bracket plus keyinq
adapter, ircLudinq Amphen.l type ihree'pronq maLe
pluq-direcdy irlercLanqeable with tP Model 64400
or equ"l ..
tu her infottnation:
s,499 I hose housinq adapler (EEI'NEMA) with r 10 wire. . . . .
N 495 mo 9 b'"-Lel
N 326-2 'nti
"ddpr-r
twist-lock receptacles for pholoelectric controis
s,485 o:namental pole-top adapter in conlormance witL EII-
NEMA sp-- I "l o s
s-42A-3 dddpi-rd.s-mbly.. .. descriptive bulletin 60-856
tF,,no addplFr.
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Westinghouse Electric Gorporation

Lighting Division: Edgewater Park . Cleweland, Ohio