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Date:         Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:56:26 -0400
Reply-To:     Eric Ley <eric_ley@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Eric Ley <eric_ley@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Don't Buy This! (Fluorescent Lighting)
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This is the light i decided to buy for my westy nice design and good brightness low power consuption avalible almost anywhere you can buy auto parts http://www.grote.com/product.php?product_number=60581 http://www.grote.com/product.php?product_number=60591 ----- Original Message ----- From: "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 7:13 PM Subject: Don't Buy This! (Fluorescent Lighting)

> Hi all. > > A good example of a minor waste of time and "you get what you pay for" > > I bought this: > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/FlorLight2full.jpg/FlorLight2full-full;init:.jpg > > at Canadian Tire. Yes it's an inexpensive 12V battery operated light. > But..... > > The bulb. Yeesh. Unless positioned "just so", it falls out of the > sockets. I might have messed up the contacts opening up the case but > it looks like a cheap design. 2 half moon shaped contacts per end hold > the bulb in. The bulb contacts (2 pins per end) sit at 3/9 o-clock in > the valleys of each half moon. It doesn't take much to bump one end > loose. Driving may do this. Also fastening to the shelf was a minor > PITA. > > No brand name handy, but suffice to say, don't bother with the battery > operated 12V fluorescent from Canadian Tire. > > But..... it seems to provide enough light > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/FlorLight.jpg/FlorLight-full;init:.jpg > > and my VOM sez it only draws .25 amp. The "Delta Six" factory Westy > light drew 1.65 amps (!) > > Cheers, > > Neil. > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 JettaWesty "Jaco > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ >


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