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making a plug in light

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  • 20-12-2016 1:12am
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    mengele
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    I have a spare double flouresecnt light here with a few years now. I was half thinking of making a plug in light from it and attaching it to a stand on wheels.

    Basically I want to be able to plug it in, and be able to move it about like the light below. Is it just a case of using 3 core wire to a 3 pin plug and attaching the other side onto the fluresecent light?
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    Signpost
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    If you move a florescent light when its hot and it gets anything related to a knock you might want to carry a flashlight with you!


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    Steve
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    mengele wrote: »
    Is it just a case of using 3 core wire to a 3 pin plug and attaching the other side onto the fluresecent light?
    Yes, that would work fine.


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    aido79
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    mengele wrote: »
    I have a spare double flouresecnt light here with a few years now. I was half thinking of making a plug in light from it and attaching it to a stand on wheels.

    Basically I want to be able to plug it in, and be able to move it about like the light below. Is it just a case of using 3 core wire to a 3 pin plug and attaching the other side onto the fluresecent light?
    017398801768.jpg

    To answer your question..Yes it will work. But to be honest unless it is a sealed double fluorescent I don't think it is worth the hassle. They are not designed to be portable and can easily break if knocked against something or if the stand was to fall over.

    A broken fluorescent tube can actually be quite dangerous and is classified as hazardous waste so that would be another reason not to bother with this idea. Have a read of this:
    http://news.softpedia.com/news/Why-are-Fluorescent-Light-Bulbs-Dangerous-83131.shtml


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