emergency lighting

[farmerian]

Got my hands on a emergency light today I wired it up, thinking it could come in handy when I have got to get in lofts, turned it on and the fluorescent tube blinks then go's off when I turn the power off the emergency light works perfect, could it be a faulty ballast ? I'm a qualified electrician

 

[farmerian]

Ok I listen to ur feedback, I go buy a head torch and bin the light fitting

 

[bigbaddave]

Thats an interesting way of supplying light into a loft. Mind you cant say id be trying it on this occasion. I agree with the above, Head torch makes perfect sense. My led one from Screwfix has lasted me ages..

 

[MDJ]

It is suprising how bright they are Dave isn't it? mine lights the whole loft up, very suprising really considering it is a little LED.

 

[markc123]

To be honest farmerian, it shouldn't take our feedback for you to realise that...i thought that was common sense across the land...i even think plumbers can just about manage a headtorch.

Ill shut up now. Appologies everyone.

 

[MDJ]

Ill shut up now. Appologies everyone.

Yes you just promised Jay in the Pub haha

 

[markc123]

I know. I can't resist sometimes though, it's too easy!

I will actually start to behave, like you promised aswell MDJ! (i give you a day, ha)

Lets see how long it lasts haha i think i may have to stop posting to keep my promise though haha.

 

[ayjay]

theres nothing wrong with using an non maintained e/light, just fit a 13a plug to charge it
check the 8watt tube isnt cream crackered and that the internal batterys are ok-ish
attach it to your head with a long tie-wrap (or 3)

 

[bigbaddave]

It is suprising how bright they are Dave isn't it? mine lights the whole loft up, very suprising really considering it is a little LED.

Yip, Mine was one of them sales where you go to the counter and say. any deicer? Errm no its June.. any screws ? Errrm no.. What about these head torch.... Errrm No Errrm go on then.. Hook line and sinker.. But yeah MDJ spot on..

 

[markc123]

theres nothing wrong with using an non maintained e/light, just fit a 13a plug to charge it
check the 8watt tube isnt cream crackered and that the internal batterys are ok-ish
attach it to your head with a long tie-wrap (or 3)

Farmerian, if you do go ahead with ayjay's suggestion. Please please take a picture of it and post it up on here. I'd probably actually give you some "man points" for going all that way to avoid buying excessive batteries.

 

[ayjay]

just rig up an old fluo?
or a haogen on a lead?

 

[Robospark]

"Got my hands on a emergency light today I wired it up, thinking it could come in handy when I have got to get in lofts, turned it on and the fluorescent tube blinks then go's off when I turn the power off the emergency light works perfect, could it be a faulty ballast ? I'm a qualified electrician".

This is a Joke - surely!

 

[Brightspark2]

Head torches in your lofts?!?!...your electricians put some lights up there...

 

[markc123]

That'd mean grafting at home...and the only people that graft in the home, by law, are women :laugh3:

 

[tazz]

I dont know what all the fuss is abaut........All my lads have Em lights superglued to their helmets.....ok we only get 3 hours of of them...but have you seen 110v site lightinging these days, some sod always uplugs it to charge his drill....!!!

 

[Robospark]

Use one of these LED Lenser H14 Head Torch in Gift Box 210 Lumens Size 4 x AA Batteries Plus FREE Duracell AA Batteries Pack of 4 Worth £2.95 : Tooled-Up.com strapped to my hard hat. Worth every penny.