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.

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