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    Steel or Alum?

    A local auction has these runway lights. I am out of town untill after the auction ends so I can not go look at them. So I will be bidding and praying.
    The base I would put at steel post looks like conduit. What about the light part. Looks like it could be Alum. What do you think?

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    Or I could just put them down my driveway and piss off the local airport


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    i think you got it right. the outdoor lights i have dealt with have mostly alu housing, with some steel parts or bolts/screws. the base may even be Al, but i wouldnt count on it when trying to bid. good luck, and please let us know.
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    I would base my bid off of the whole fixture housing being steel.

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    The base of the lights look to be aluminum, the base at the bottom of the polls might be aluminum. I would like to see the ends of the cables to see what the copper looks like.

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    Looking like I will not be high bidder anyways. I have to figure in gas cost to pick up the pile. It is a 260 mile round trip. That is going to cost some $$ for gas in the truck to pick it all up. Shame I was not in town I would run up there in my car and check it out and see what it is made of for sure. Plus I could get an idea on weight.

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    I would put those on the driveway at my house. Haha.

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    I think cast alum, outside in the elements would hold up better than steel at the runway!

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    They update the auction to read "The bases and stand pipes are steel and the light fixtures appear to be aluminum. "
    Sold for $224.50


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