On 6/11/2016 5:51 PM, James Wilkinson wrote:
On Sat, 11 Jun 2016 02:42:36 +0100, Meanie wrote:

I have a fluorescent desk light which houses a small transformer with
the prongs and plugs into the wall. The original plastic shell/cover
broke and rendered the light unusable. I believe it broke due to the
brittleness caused by the heat from years of use. Anyway, I like this
light and decided to make another cover out of wood which came out
pretty good. My only concern is that heat again. I drilled little holes
to help vent it but it's still a concern. I used a small piece of black
walnut I had laying around to make the shell. I used my thermal imaging
device (Flir adapter for phone) to read the temp of the unit which
reached over 100 degrees. Therefore, I'm wondering if this would be too
hot for the wood and can it cause a fire?

100F, not so bad. 100C, bad.


Then I'm safer. F it is.