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Old 2nd Jun 2017, 9:05 am   #21
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I rescued this late 1970's, possibly 1980's, large 135w low sodium street light from outside our house when they were being changed out to LED a few months ago. It did not take long to lash it up at the bottom of the garden carefully locating it so it does not upset too many neighbours. I wired it into our shed via a remote controlled switch. It works a treat and I love it but my family don't share the same enthusiasm for it.
It is rather bright with the Philips specification form claiming a staggering 22,600 lumens output which is perhaps a bit too much for our small garden.
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Old 2nd Jun 2017, 9:13 am   #22
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Not quite as subtle as the ones in Morecambe!
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Old 2nd Jun 2017, 9:37 am   #23
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Nothing subtle about this light. Totally swamps out the garden Christmas lights LOL.
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Old 4th Jun 2017, 10:38 pm   #24
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Aliens! I like it.
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Now, how about a very large fire bell for the front door?
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On that theme, I'm a bit fed up with being the only one prepared to answer our landline. But I have a 240v Klaxon, and I'm sure I can find a relay somewhere
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Our house had an intriguing 'garden' lighting when we bought it back in 1978. It has 128 steps down from the road and someone had installed a sealed beam 12v car headlight and on off mains switch on a box pointing down the steps, a 240-12 v transformer INSIDE the house and some PVC mains cable running the 12v from the transformer to the outside through a hole in the wooden window frame up to the lamp/switch up the steps. You left the transformer plugged in and switched the secondary side on before walking down the steps. Now all replaced with proper electrician installed mains lighting.
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Old 9th Jun 2017, 4:48 pm   #28
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Just a sobering post. An ex-colleague of mine who was a very very experienced electronics and lighting engineer by profession, died by electrocution last week whilst putting up some exterior party lights in his own garden. Be warned, be careful.
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That's a nasty one, Red, my condolences. The closest i came to this was a result of someone having built up a (household) lighting circuit with switched neutrals instead of switched lives.
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