Whats the advantage to an internal photocell?
Maintenance. Typical photocells are rated for about enough cycles to last through two bulbs. Many utility providers and some agencies replace the photocell whenever they replace the bulb, so they won’t have a call-out for a 7 dollar part. Conventional photocells are on top of the fixture in a socket, where birds and debris can cause the light to turn on in error, or cause it to fail and not turn on at all. If they leak water, the ballast will fail almost immediately. They’re exposed to direct Sunlight each and every day. IntenCity’s photocell is internal, in the shade for better longevity. It’s solid-state, voltage independent, and rated for hundreds of thousands of hours and millions of cycles of operation. Upgrade to long-life lighting, and don’t diminish that reliability with an obsolete control.
