Balloon light supply

LED balloon light towers, specified before the order

Tripod balloon lights from 60 to 1400 W, RGBW event balloons in 100 and 200 W, mobile towers with a battery station or a generator, and the floodlights and tripods that go with them. One desk from the site and the shift length to the specification sheet.

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Tunnel under construction lit by a tripod balloon light, two workers in high visibility vests in the foreground
Balloon light on a tunnel job, set up by one personOn site
Product lines

Five lines, ten builds

Every line shares the same lamp family, the same tripods and the same power options. What changes is the shape of the light: spread over an area, aimed at a target, or carried on a cart.

Three white inflatable balloon light heads on black folding tripods, orange caps, white backgroundSite lightingTripod balloon lights

60 to 1400 W on a folding tripod, 9,600 to 224,000 lm, one person to set up.

60-1400 WThree round RGBW balloon lights glowing red, green and blue on tripods, white backgroundEvent lightingRGBW balloon lights

RGB and 3000 K white in one 100 cm or 130 cm balloon, remote and DMX control.

100/200 WThree mobile balloon light carts with orange capped lamps, one with a battery station and one with a generatorOff gridMobile light towers

Lamp, mast and power on one braked cart, battery station or petrol generator.

Battery or petrolTwo LED floodlight heads mounted on telescopic tripods, IP66 marked on the lamp bodyDirectionalPortable floodlights

200 to 1500 W of aimed light, IP66 heads, 150 lm/W, symmetric or asymmetric.

200-1500 WBlack telescopic lighting tripod with a hand crank and three folding legs on a white backgroundSpares and mountsAccessories

Tripods to 4.8 m, power stations, filters, diffusers and carry bags.

Tripods and power

Two metal halide lamps against one LED balloon head

The comparison that decides most tower replacements, using published lumen figures for both lamp types.

Metal halide against LED balloon
ItemTwo 1,000 W metal halideOne 1,400 W LED balloon
Light outputAbout 220,000 lm224,000 lm
Lamp power2,000 W, plus ballast loss1,400 W
Time to full outputSeveral minutesInstant
RelampEvery lamp, on a scheduleNo lamp to replace
GlareTwo bright points, hard shadowSoft area, no hard shadow
BallastRequired per lampBuilt into the driver
Service lifeLamp hours, then a replacement5 year warranty on the lamp

The metal halide figure is the reference number used for tower comparisons: about 110,000 lm per 1,000 W lamp. The LED output is the rated figure for the 1400 W head.

Two drawings buyers ask for

Coverage against wattage, and runtime against lamp size. Both are arithmetic from the specification tables, drawn so the shape of the answer is visible.

Bar chart of maximum coverage in square metres for 320, 600, 1000 and 1400 watt heads
Coverage rises faster than wattage, which is why the largest head is not always the right purchase. Figures are the rated maximum area for each head.
Bar chart of runtime in hours for a 2000 Wh power station at 320, 600 and 1000 watts
Runtime on a 2,000 Wh station, capacity divided by lamp load and less about ten percent for the inverter
Outdoor evening event with several balloon lights glowing above tables on a lawn
Event work is the other half of the range: colour, low glare, silent operation

What people actually buy

A starting point from the projects quoted here. The site and the power decide the rest.

Use case against build
Where it is usedLine and buildWhyWhat to check
Road patchingTripod, 320 to 1000 WOne person sets up, soft light on the laneTripod wind rating, lux target
Emergency responseTripod or mobile, 1000 to 1400 WDeploys in minutes, no warm upPower at the scene, mast load
Night shift on a moving jobMobile, battery or generatorThe light moves with the workShift length, recharge window
Tunnel and indoor workMobile, batteryNo exhaust where people workRuntime on the lamp actually used
Weddings and eventsRGBW, 100 or 200 WColour and warm white, silentDMX, headroom, wind
Sign, bridge, long approachFloodlight, 500 to 1500 WAimed light with a long throwBeam angle, mast rating

From brief to first shipment

Five steps. A single head and a fleet follow the same sequence.

  1. 01
    Site and task

    What is being lit, to what level, for how many hours, and what power is available.

  2. 02
    Head and mount

    Wattage from the coverage, then the tripod, mast or cart that carries it inside its rating.

  3. 03
    Power

    Mains, station or generator, sized on the continuous load rather than the peak.

  4. 04
    Sample and documents

    A sample unit to test on site, with the specification sheet and the photometric file.

  5. 05
    Production and spares

    The order, plus the filters, diffusers and feet that keep the fleet running.

Policy

What is published, what is quoted

A page that answers every number is usually inventing some of them.

Publishing policy
ItemOn this siteFrom us
Product specificationsWattage, lumens, balloon size, IP ratingCurrent sheet, revision dated
Photometric dataCoverage and efficacy figuresIES file per head, on request
PriceNot publishedQuoted per build, quantity and destination
Minimum orderOne unit per modelConfirmed per model
Plant size, headcount, capacityNot published and not claimedAudit pack on request

Four answers before the email

What is an LED balloon light?

A bare LED array inside an inflated fabric diffuser, on a tripod, mast or cart. The diffuser spreads the output over its whole surface, so the area is lit evenly with no hard shadow and no bright point to look into.

How much area does one head cover?

A 60 W head is rated for 452 m² and a 1400 W head for 8,171 m², at the recommended mounting height. The lux the task needs decides the real number, so ask for the target level before the wattage.

Is IP54 enough outdoors?

IP54 covers dust and splashing water, which is what a site head meets in rain and on a dusty job. It is not a submersion or a storm rating. The floodlight heads are IP66 for water jets and wash-down.

Battery or generator?

Below about 600 W a battery station covers a shift and runs silently. Above it the runtime is too short and a generator or mains supply is the honest answer. Many sites use a generator to charge a station during the day and the station at night.

All questions

Start with the site and the shift, not the brochure.

The area to light, the hours it has to run, and the power available is enough. The reply is a head, a mount and a specification sheet.

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