HELP!! - inspection/lead light search! OT

Hi All

I'd hazard a guess that most of you are like myself and keep a watchful eye out for bargains!

I have just been volunteered to sort out some lighting for the local bonfire night fireworks display on the 8th - no pressure plenty of time!

I had this dropped in my lap last night when I stood in the wrong place at the wrong time and failed to duck in time and was well and truly shafted :0(

I have only a few days left to sort this out after other people had failed to do anything about lighting for the last 5 months!

I need to source some cheap lead lights or inspection lights - ideally weather proof or at least damp proof. Old fashined wire cage on a giant metal croc clip type lights are not really suitable.

I need to illuminate some gazebos where we will be selling teas and coffee, kids glosticks, hot dogs and also the first aid tent. 60w each would be fine, fluorescent tubes would be ok but they MUST be as bright as a 60w bulb. They won't be directly exposed to the weather but as the night air tends to be a little damp in November a bit of insulation is definitely required.

Anyone seen anything suitable on line on special offer? I probably need

10 of them. Alternatively, if anyone has seen 2 or 3 foot explosion prrof fluorescent fittings on offer I could get away with 3 or 4 of those.

I also need one of those silent run generators with a telescopic mast and four 1k sodium lights on the top as used on the motorways - of course everyone I have tried so far has had their entire hire stock booked for bonfire week for months. You can't hire anything bigger than a wind up LED torch for Saturday the 8th!

regards

Dudley

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Dudley Simons
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You don't say where you are. I bought several enclosed twin 4' 110V fluorescents last year from a firm in North Wales (nr Rhyl IIRC) which specialises in selling ex-hire gear, I got them very cheaply off ebay though I think at that time they were letting stuff go very cheaply because they wanted to get themselves established on ebay. They had dozens more of these things at the time.

These lamps came with two leads, with 110V yellow plugs on one and sockets on the other so that they can be daisy-chained together. What about trying the likes of A-plant to see if you can hire something like that?

They also had 110V halogen floodlights on tripods.

If that might be of help, I can probably dig out their details.

Tim

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Tim L

Hi Tim

I am in Cambridgeshire.

We need to have 240v lighting as transformers or rather the lack of would be a problem. These lights would also get used at other events which means that we would need to hire in transformers every time, plus it would be handy to be able to use these at home ;o)

regards

Dudley

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Dudley Simons

Screwfix sell 500W halogen floodlights for =A34.50 and 150W for =A33.50.

110V transformers are =A355. I've actually got a couple of explosion proof flourescent fittings and believe me you don't want them. They're *** heavy.

John

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John

Screwfix sell 500W halogen floodlights at =A34.50 and 150W at =A33.50. Transformers are =A355.

John

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John

Hi John

The 150w halogens are just way too bright and you wouldn't want to stand with one of those 2 ft from your head.

I have a twin tube 2 ft plastic bodied explosion proof above my bench - not that I am using anything nasty, it just stops me from smashing tubes when I accidentaly clang the light with something :o) I'll admit that it isn't as light weight as one of the floor standing fluorescents that are often used by plasterers and painters but it would certainly be ok to hang from the frame of a gazebo and of course they don't get hot. I guess a 4 foot one might weigh a fair bit more.

regards

Dudley

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Dudley Simons

Screw fix also do

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two for 10.99 - no bulbs included though

At the moment these are looking favourite although I would have liked more than 2m of cable - whats the point of 2m of cable on an inspection light!?

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Dudley Simons

I was thinking of using the halogens as uplighters. That reduces the glare and spreads the light a bit. Just don't melt the gazebo.

John

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John

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