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DIY LED lighting MkII
10th July 2010
One last little improvement on this project is the hanging 'equipment.
The unit was hanging by 2 chains that were linked to a D ring on the luminaire and
then up to some hooks in the shelf above.
This wasn't the nicest looking piece of kit but has sufficed the past 18 months. My wife had commented on it. Several forum members had commented on it and it was something I was looking to replace so I finally got round to it.
I bought one of the hanging kits that are meant for the old style Arcadia Luminaires and whilst mine is much bigger than the units this is intended for mine it is probably half the weight.
The kit consists of 2 long cables which have a closed loop at one end to hang it from. There are 2 shorter cables with round 'washer' type ends to attach to the luminaire, Both of these are similar to bicycle gear/brake cables in thickness.
Next there is a small cylinder with an internal locking 'grip' mechanism. These are only about 8mm in diameter. The hanging cable goes through the centre of the cylinder and then when you pull, it locks in place. Then the luminaire cable threads through a groove at the bottom and a screw in part then tightens to hold it in place.
It is then just a case of raising/lowering the hanging cable by using the release mechanism on the cylinder unit. I used a spirit level and locked them off when I was happy the unit was level left to right. then it was a case of levelling the unit front to back which meant sliding the luminaire cables back and forth through the groove until the whole unit was level. then the screw in part is tightened to hold it in place.
That is this unit completed. There are a couple of minor cosmetics to sort out where the old D rings were, but these are just a case of plugging the old screw holes with some tiny veneer 'patches' and then applying some more Tung Oil over the area to match the rest of the unit.
27th June 2011
The electric in this unit are now 2 years and 6 months old. No replacement LEDs and still going strong.
The unit's outer will be getting yet another change of appearance to match my new lounge decor however the actual electrics remain the original MkI electrics.
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