Nongprue tells residents to be patient over broken streetlights

PATTAYA:--Nongprue’s mayor told local residents to be patient as the sub-district’s engineers retrofit cheaply built streetlights with new fuse boxes.

 

Mai Chaiyanit said Dec. 19 that Nongprue must obtain a new budget allocation from the central government to afford controllers for the lights along Pattanakarn Road.

 

Residents have complained the high-intensity lamps often are dark, leading to poor visibility on a 200-meter stretch of the boulevard at night.

 

Mai said three Nongprue streets – Pattanakarn, Soi Siam Country Club and Soi Wat Sutthawat – have been lit for five years with the dual-headed posts, each with its own controller.

 

However, the lights were poorly designed, outfitted with controllers that can’t handle the temperature of extended uses. Hence the lights go out after a few hours of use.

 

He said new fuse boxes are expensive and the sub-district doesn’t have the money for them.

 

He asked residents to be patient as he is on the job, but waiting for more funds.

 

 

-- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2018-12-28

 

 

1 hour ago, Rimmer said:

Nongprue tells residents to be patient over broken streetlights

If they have an accident due to the faulty lights, they will probably end up in hospital - as 'patients'.

"However, the lights were poorly designed, outfitted with controllers that can’t handle the temperature of extended uses. Hence the lights go out after a few hours of use."

So new fuse boxes, I assume with higher amp ratings, going to magically fix overheating problem?

On plus side, rather than going out with ensuing darkness, this fuse box switch will give extra use time, as when poorly designed fixtures catch fire and give off some light and heat

 

Must be tough for those morons who insist on riding motorbikes and cars with the lights off.

Those lights are a disgrace, why this has never been investigated is a mystery to me.

9 hours ago, ronrat said:

Must be tough for those morons who insist on riding motorbikes and cars with the lights off.

There are so many who do this I believe that when a Thai buys a vehicle, the first job is to remove all the bulbs and sell them!

Just now, jacko45k said:

There are so many who do this I believe that when a Thai buys a vehicle, the first job is to remove all the bulbs and sell them!

That are also my thoughts, especially since I see plenty new bikes still on red plate, with no head or tail light

22 hours ago, Rimmer said:

However, the lights were poorly designed, outfitted with controllers that can’t handle the temperature of extended uses.

Who ordered these in the first place?  Name that official & check his bank balance.

Some mia noi of a dirty official got lucky

 

 

  23 hours ago, Rimmer said:

However, the lights were poorly designed, outfitted with controllers that can’t handle the temperature of extended uses.

49 minutes ago, mikebell said:

Who ordered these in the first place?  Name that official & check his bank balance.

Yes.... I agree...... You seem to know how things are done in Thailand.......... From Army Generals on down......

And the Quality is suggestive that they probably were ordered from CHINA with other 'Kick-backs' involved.......