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| Thread ID: 136846 | 2014-04-21 04:29:00 | Halogen light name | Nick G (16709) | PC World Chat |
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| 1373257 | 2014-04-21 04:29:00 | The type of lights you often see in school halls - the double tubed halogen (I think!) ones - anyone know what they're actually called? Knocked a pole into one and snapped the plastic joins to the roof, so I'm trying to find out if just the joints can be replaced or will the whole light need to go, and also how much it'll cost. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1373258 | 2014-04-21 05:52:00 | Are you meaning Fluorescent lights ? Any Electrical supplier will hold spare parts. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1373259 | 2014-04-21 07:36:00 | Are you meaning Fluorescent lights ? Any Electrical supplier will hold spare parts. Quite possibly, I don't pretend to be anywhere near an expert on lighting. Will have a look for fluorescent ones and see if they're what I want. |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1373260 | 2014-04-21 10:22:00 | Yes, they would appear to be fluro lights. Will drop by an place sometime soon and hopefully pick up the needed parts. | Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1373261 | 2014-04-21 21:38:00 | You need to visit an electrical supplier rather than a hardware store Nick. One of the outfits that supplies the trade. Also depending on just what you have broken you need to know what you are doing. It would be safer to get a tradesman to sort it for you. Mains voltage can be rather unforgiving if you stuff something up. | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1373262 | 2014-04-21 22:55:00 | You need to visit an electrical supplier rather than a hardware store Nick. One of the outfits that supplies the trade. Also depending on just what you have broken you need to know what you are doing. It would be safer to get a tradesman to sort it for you. Mains voltage can be rather unforgiving if you stuff something up. Fluorescent light fittings are are a commodity and the only spares commonly sold are tubes and starters. There are a multitude of types around from various manufacturers so the chances of finding spare parts for the actual fitting are about zilch. On the positive side, the fittings are relatively inexpensive, though prices may rise as demand drops once LED lighting prices come down to equivalent commodity levels. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1373263 | 2014-04-22 01:54:00 | You need to visit an electrical supplier rather than a hardware store Nick. One of the outfits that supplies the trade. Also depending on just what you have broken you need to know what you are doing. It would be safer to get a tradesman to sort it for you. Mains voltage can be rather unforgiving if you stuff something up. The actual light itself is perfectly fine, the only broken parts are the two plastic connectors where is bolts on to the ceiling. So I'd say pretty safe to attempt a little DIY, especially as I can flick the mains off easily. |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1373264 | 2014-05-06 09:27:00 | Well, problem happily resolved. Contacted a guy I know who's great with stuff like that, he had a look and concluded a new fitting was needed as opposed to spare parts.. So a new fitting later all was fixed. | Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1373265 | 2014-05-06 12:10:00 | Too late then, was going to say I bought the whole thing complete with two bulbs for a little over $20 a little while back from Bunnings. Think it was a special though. | dugimodo (138) | ||
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