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Floor Lamp 80W MB Conversion

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Filename:Floor_Lamp_80W_MB_Conversion.JPG
Album name:SuperSix / My Files
Comments:Decided to buy a cheapo floor lamp to try out with the little gear box I knocked together. Pleased with the results. Gives the light blue walls a purple tinge though!
Filesize:1075 KiB
Date added:Apr 21, 2013
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Kev   [Apr 21, 2013 at 06:36 PM]
Looks good! I wonder what would happen if you put a dimmer switch on this? How dim it would go before the arc extinguished? Odd blue strip lite! Question
SuperSix   [Apr 21, 2013 at 06:43 PM]
Thanks. Ah I've given that a go before, ballast makes a racket and any attempt to dim the lamp just causes it to extinguish, even with a resistive load on the circuit too unfortunately! I'm sure I remember reading in an old Osram catalogue voltage reduction is an acceptable method down to 50% and I've tried it myself with success!
Rob_TDCi   [Apr 21, 2013 at 06:52 PM]
Nice job. There was a period in the late 70s when my bedroom was painted in that sort of purpley/violet colour, it was quite a common colour then for boys bedrooms.
Andy   [Apr 21, 2013 at 07:16 PM]
Mercury uplighters rule! Very Happy
FrontSideBus   [Apr 21, 2013 at 07:39 PM]
Looks good! I love my MBF Ikea floor lamp Smile I got an 50/80w choke in my gearbox and am currently using 50w MBF Deluxe... lush!
SuperSix   [Apr 21, 2013 at 08:21 PM]
Sweet! I need to order some more Deluxe lamps! I think I might have to invest in one of those 80/125W lumps from Philips too! Cool
FrontSideBus   [Apr 21, 2013 at 09:18 PM]
I got one of those in a diy gearbox too Smile Each box has a switch to change between wattages Smile
Liam   [Apr 21, 2013 at 11:26 PM]
This looks lush! Cool
Linear_SLI   [Nov 27, 2013 at 08:11 PM]
I`ve just seen this in the randoms, that brings the colour of your wall out just perfect Eliot Very Happy
Paul   [Jan 24, 2014 at 12:21 AM]
What's with the blue striplight Eliot?!

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