| A festive lighting project has been completed using Tokistar light string supplied by
Lightscape Projects.
The scheme resulted from a competition run by the City of Edinburgh to manufacture,
install and maintain a festive lighting scheme for Prince’s Street. The £300,000 project
was for a scheme which could be dismantled and used at different locations over five
years. David Spacey, at consulting engineers Blyth & Blyth, teamed up with Gavin Fraser,
of lighting design consultancy Jonathan Speirs and Associates, to win the competition.
The electrical contractor was Arthur McKay.
Around 1,500 x 15 metre lengths of SL-GR-8 Tokistar light strings were supplied to
illuminate the trees ranging in height from 5 to 20 metres. Each lightstring has 75 x 0.9w
/ 24v lamps attached to it at 200mm spacing. The lamps have a 12,000 hour average
lamp life and can only be removed by using a special tool for added security.
The SL series of lightstrings from Tokistar Lighting Systems is a commercial-grade
treelighting system designed to last year on year.
The strings are wired in parallel so single lamp failures do not affect others in the
chain. The lightstrings, which can be cut on site as required, are secured to branches using
supplied vinyl ties. The company also supplied specially designed transformers complete
with waterproof plugs and sockets on both primary and secondary sides to facilitate speedy
installation and removal.
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