A customer came to us looking for a unique solution to a unique problem – lighting the inside of a dry-aged meat cooler meant to display food products to customers. We were happy to rise to the challenge. Meat Cooler Lighting Problems The customer faced a...
Amber post top lights can be used for a variety of reasons. Customers often ask us if we carry post top lights in LED amber colors. Our answer to this question is – yes, we do, and we have amber post top lights in two different varieties: 2200K and 590nm. Read...
Hawaii’s lighting ordinances are intricate and specifically designed to preserve the island’s unique natural beauty and the clarity of its night skies. These regulations facilitate astronomical research at facilities like the W.M. Keck Observatory and...
Jelly jar lights are a specific type of vapor-proof fixture. Vapor-proof fixtures, or vapor-tight fixtures, are industrial fixtures that are sealed, gasketed, and rated for damp locations. Jelly jar vapor-proof fixtures are called this because their housing resembles...
Recently one of our customers needed to replace multiple 400w metal halide high bay fixtures with LED high bay fixtures. 400w metal halide (MH) high bays were in a 100′ x 200′ shipping warehouse. MH lighting was old and many of the fixtures didn’t...
Access Fixtures has announced a new wall pack that matches an existing line of landscape bollard lights. The CLYD wall sconce is a modern full cutoff wall sconce that provides controlled downlight without sacrificing on style. Shop CLYD Wall Sconce This...
Flagstaff, Arizona, stands out as a pioneering city in the dark sky movement, a testament to community-wide commitment towards preserving the night sky. Access Fixtures recently delved into what it truly means for a community to adopt dark sky friendly practices in a...
At Access Fixtures, we like to test out our own products. We are a lighting company, which means that we like to mess around with different types of lighting to achieve various effects. Recently, we decided to experiment on our own kitchenette area which was in...
How do you know when it’s time to replace your old outdoor bollard light? Probably when it starts to look like any of these bollard lights in our Bollard Hall of Shame! From cracked lenses to landscaping mishaps to age-related deterioration, broken bollard...
What is low pressure sodium lighting (LPS)? For starters, it’s a form of induction lighting that uses a low pressure sodium bulb and is actually a closer cousin to fluorescent and neon lamps than to high pressure sodium lighting. Low pressure sodium lamps were...
What is a photocell and what is it used for? An LED photocell, or daylight harvesting sensor, is a device that detects light levels and turns LED fixtures on and off according to whether it is dark or light outside. Photocells are beneficial to many outdoor lighting...
Why choose a full cutoff wall pack? Many of our customers ask us what the benefit of this style of wall pack is over another style such as a forward throw wall pack. There are both functional and aesthetic differences between full cutoff wall packs and other styles....
Lighting Solution for California Pickleball Court A customer from California came to us requesting new light fixtures for his existing pickleball court. The court was currently being used at night at a recreational facility and the old fixtures had finally run their...
If you’re familiar with lighting, there’s a good chance that you have thought about how Kelvin, or color temperature, can affect the outcome of a lighting project. Certain Kelvin temperatures are generally used for certain applications and not for others....
If you’ve just discovered the world of LED lighting, you know that there’s also a world of choices. Making the right decision in regards to your lighting project can be overwhelming. One of the most common choices consumers have when buying LED lighting is...
