Multi CFL Setup
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bush basher
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use 1 plug per socket otherwise you'll just short everything out. you can use y splitters on each socket. thats the only safe way to do it. then if 1 blows you just change the fuse. peace
herballuvmonkey
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nah there is another way. u can use a bathroom vanity light and wire it up with a regular plug then u can accommodate up to 5 of the cfl's in one fixture.
smokeandfly
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what iv got is a small length of conjuit with holes drilled init and light fixtures fitted in the holes and all wires going through the conjuit to the 1 side and then joined and going to 1 plug. wiring them all together is prob best way to do it just aslong as u dont use speaker wire or sumtin and not like 20 lights per plug i would prob do 15 at max depending on wire size and plug size. also put a seperate wire to each light if u do it in a linked way if the first light blows all the lights go out. trust me im a electrician lol
noturbo
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iv been looking for one of those in the uk and cant find one anywhere, anyone know somewhere in the uk that sells em id really appreciate a link or something
herballuvmonkey
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dude, you dont have bathroom vanity lights in the u.k. i guess you could go online to lighting of america or home depot and have em ship it to ya. they are extremely cheap. a 5 bulb set up will cost ya like 12 bucks. and that other dude who said he is an electrician is full of shit. an electrician wouldnt tell ya to use any gage wire except speaker wire. or 15 lights per plug there are parameters to wiring lights up dude. i am an electrician
smokeandfly
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dude u have light 50 lights in your house they are all wired together using 1.5 twin and earth and then go to a 8mm cable for mains or something round that would be differnt in america but you can put the same principls into this system pretty sure i would know im using the system i explained and pretty sure my house hasnt burnt down yet
Gygax1974
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Also known as the light above most people's bathroom sink, you have to have them over there.
trapper
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they are not vaine over there.
noturbo
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Yea but all the ones iv seen have holes in the mirror and a fluro tube behind so the light comes out the holes or they use led's
Heres the reflector I built for my CFL's
cardboard 18 x 23 ....make 6 holes for lights, Make side pieces and then duct tape them onto the main piece. After the seams are taped fold them up and tape the sides together. Paint the inside white or cover in mylar. Add the hanging clips, pulley and rope and you're all set to go. I have my timer set on 18/6. It works great.
cardboard 18 x 23 ....make 6 holes for lights, Make side pieces and then duct tape them onto the main piece. After the seams are taped fold them up and tape the sides together. Paint the inside white or cover in mylar. Add the hanging clips, pulley and rope and you're all set to go. I have my timer set on 18/6. It works great.
hazeyindahead
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Cardboard master!
Are the vanity setups really that cheap? I was thinking about some side lighting for my soon to be 400w hps
Are the vanity setups really that cheap? I was thinking about some side lighting for my soon to be 400w hps
trapper
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i bought a 7 light vanity for 18 dollars clearance at a light store,they have damaged finish,so they sell them cheap,to wire 7 sockets together would cost triple that.
UnEmploymentDude
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At first if you dont succeed try again?
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Look for Humbolts threads.. his CFL set up is sick...
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bush basher
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noturbo- you can get a fixture from ikea, it's like what the stars hav in there changing rooms. a mirror with bout 20 sockets around the edge. i'll see if i can find a pic for ya! peace
bush basher
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here we go, have a look at this. IKEA | Lighting | Bathroom lighting | MUSIK
TheConstantGardner
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You've got to be kidding me. I've got 18 on one plug. It pulls the same amps either way. And do you have each one run to a different circuit in the house? And you still use fuses instead of breakers? Y splitters are the only safe way to do it? With a bit of electrical knowledge and some common sense you can save money over the Y splitters and you won't be replacing fuses.
noturbo
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GENIUS!!! Thanks so much man, il get 2 of those
Il rep you for that even though it wont do much but its the thought that counts right? lol