Fiddily technical lighting question
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Fiddily technical lighting question
A technical lighting question on the off chance anyone can help...
I am looking to curate another art exhibition in an office space that has lighting that is very poorly suited for this purpose.
All of our fittings hold two compact fluorescent lamps (we use these) with G24Q 4-Pin bases and essentially I would like to find a way to convert them to spotlights (or at least ordinary lights that can be directed) with some kind of adapter/converter device like this.
At the moment, the best I can think of is using something like this in conjunction with something like this.
Anyone got any ideas/a reason why my suggestion won't work?
I am looking to curate another art exhibition in an office space that has lighting that is very poorly suited for this purpose.
All of our fittings hold two compact fluorescent lamps (we use these) with G24Q 4-Pin bases and essentially I would like to find a way to convert them to spotlights (or at least ordinary lights that can be directed) with some kind of adapter/converter device like this.
At the moment, the best I can think of is using something like this in conjunction with something like this.
Anyone got any ideas/a reason why my suggestion won't work?
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I'd say the health and safety brigade would have a field day of you start messing about with anything electrical.
You'll need permission from the building owner and a proper electrician to just even plug those adaptors in. Plus I'm not even sure those American ones comply with European standards.
You'll get away with anything that plugs into a wall socket so long as they're either pat tested or new enough to not need pat testing.
You'll need permission from the building owner and a proper electrician to just even plug those adaptors in. Plus I'm not even sure those American ones comply with European standards.
You'll get away with anything that plugs into a wall socket so long as they're either pat tested or new enough to not need pat testing.
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And thats just for startersCrazyHorse wrote:I'd say the health and safety brigade would have a field day of you start messing about with anything electrical.
You'll need permission from the building owner and a proper electrician to just even plug those adaptors in. Plus I'm not even sure those American ones comply with European standards.
You'll get away with anything that plugs into a wall socket so long as they're either pat tested or new enough to not need pat testing.
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I could sort this out but I would be wanting £750 in my hand before I even opened my toolbox.
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You a pole?jaffka wrote:I could sort this out but I would be wanting £750 in my hand before I even opened my toolbox.
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ConmanHoboh wrote:You a pole?jaffka wrote:I could sort this out but I would be wanting £750 in my hand before I even opened my toolbox.
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Hoboh wrote:You a pole?jaffka wrote:I could sort this out but I would be wanting £750 in my hand before I even opened my toolbox.
Not at £750 he ain't.
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I sell shit fitted kitchens as well.
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Are you responsible for all those fckg posts selling kitchens then ???jaffka wrote:I sell shit fitted kitchens as well.
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Yep and shit kits as well.
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I'm aware that I would need those permissions and testing and wouldn't mess about with anything like this myself, of course.
Nor would I try to use the American fittings - at this stage I'm just wondering whether it's worth trying to find a UK alternative.
£750 would be way outside of budget, but what would that get me, Jaffka? One thing I can't do is make a permanent change to the fittings.
Nor would I try to use the American fittings - at this stage I'm just wondering whether it's worth trying to find a UK alternative.
£750 would be way outside of budget, but what would that get me, Jaffka? One thing I can't do is make a permanent change to the fittings.
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Not very much I suspectmummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:I'm aware that I would need those permissions and testing and wouldn't mess about with anything like this myself, of course.
Nor would I try to use the American fittings - at this stage I'm just wondering whether it's worth trying to find a UK alternative.
£750 would be way outside of budget, but what would that get me, Jaffka? One thing I can't do is make a permanent change to the fittings.
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Aye, it would get you 1 * Happy Jaffka.Hoboh wrote:Not very much I suspectmummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:I'm aware that I would need those permissions and testing and wouldn't mess about with anything like this myself, of course.
Nor would I try to use the American fittings - at this stage I'm just wondering whether it's worth trying to find a UK alternative.
£750 would be way outside of budget, but what would that get me, Jaffka? One thing I can't do is make a permanent change to the fittings.
He hasn't opened his toolbox for that - you need to read the small print.
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I suspect this thread hasn't been as helpful as you'd hoped Mummy!
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Couldn't you utilise something like this?
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I have considered free-standing options like that, Tango, but really there isn't space to have those things standing about, nor could we have cables trailing about what are quite busy rooms.TANGODANCER wrote:Couldn't you utilise something like this?
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