Last week I cringed when I saw the wife carrying in several boxes of Xmas
lights ... knowing that this will cause usual grief.

It did , several sets as usual took hrs of fun to get working .... we are
now short of some bulbs ... anybody know of any on-line source for fairy
light bulbs ?
Tried B&Q, Wicks, Wilkinson's, Garden Centres etc. ... no luck

I know someone will say buy 2 sets so you have a set of bulbs for spare -
bit late for that advice as they have already been purchased.

On 12 Dec, 19:24, "Rick Hughes" wrote:
Last week I cringed when I saw the wife carrying in several boxes of Xmas
lights ... knowing that this will cause usual grief.

It did , several sets as usual took hrs of fun to get working .... we are
now short of some bulbs ... anybody know of any on-line source for fairy
light bulbs ?
Tried B&Q, Wicks, Wilkinson's, Garden Centres etc. ... no luck

I know someone will say buy 2 sets so you have a set of bulbs for spare -
bit late for that advice as they have already been purchased.

Ebay is your friend - item number 110325554047, if they're no good,
there are plenty more.
(No, I'm not the seller).

Rick Hughes wrote:
Last week I cringed when I saw the wife carrying in several boxes of
Xmas lights ... knowing that this will cause usual grief.

It did , several sets as usual took hrs of fun to get working .... we
are now short of some bulbs ... anybody know of any on-line source
for fairy light bulbs ?
Tried B&Q, Wicks, Wilkinson's, Garden Centres etc. ... no luck

I know someone will say buy 2 sets so you have a set of bulbs for
spare - bit late for that advice as they have already been purchased.

Aye, the annual nightmare.

I spent £100 on a load of LED ones last year, best idea I've had in ages

Steve Walker coughed up some electrons that declared:

Rick Hughes wrote:
Last week I cringed when I saw the wife carrying in several boxes of
Xmas lights ... knowing that this will cause usual grief.

It did , several sets as usual took hrs of fun to get working .... we
are now short of some bulbs ... anybody know of any on-line source
for fairy light bulbs ?
Tried B&Q, Wicks, Wilkinson's, Garden Centres etc. ... no luck

I know someone will say buy 2 sets so you have a set of bulbs for
spare - bit late for that advice as they have already been purchased.

Aye, the annual nightmare.

I spent £100 on a load of LED ones last year, best idea I've had in ages

It was so much simpler when there were only screw in, 12V and 6V.

It went downhill when they invented the plastic push in bases...



Quiztime: you've all heard of Class I (earthed) and Class II (Double
insulated) appliances. When I did my PAT course, it turned out there is a
Class 0 too.

For a virtual mince pie, anyone know a common household device that might
have been Class 0?

Cheers

Tim

"Tim S" wrote in message
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For a virtual mince pie, anyone know a common household device that might
have been Class 0?

A light bulb.
Make it a diet pie.

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"Tim S" wrote in message
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For a virtual mince pie, anyone know a common household device that might
have been Class 0?

A light bulb.
Make it a diet pie.

Interesting answer. It's possible, but not the one in mind, though it is
strongly related.

Any more?

Tim S wrote:
For a virtual mince pie, anyone know a common household device that might
have been Class 0?
A light bulb.
Interesting answer. It's possible, but not the one in mind, though it is
strongly related.
Any more?

Mr Scaddan refers to ornate old-fashioned brass table lamps with fig-8
(2 core) flex and only basic insulation
http://books.google.com/books?id=PWF...=1&ct=r esult

Owain

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"Tim S" wrote in message
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For a virtual mince pie, anyone know a common household device that might
have been Class 0?

A light bulb.

OK, been thinking about this...

I think a lamp would be Class II, due to the protection from shock being
provided by both:

a) Basic insulation, ie the gas in the bulb;

b) Supplementary insulation, ie the glass.

The fact the bulb is breakable could be argued of many other appliances.

I'm going by the IEE Pat testing guide, I don't have any BS definitions of
Class X available. Arguments welcome.

Make it a diet pie.

But for an interesting suggestion:

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`'-.,_ ' _,.-'`
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`""-----""`

"Tim S" wrote in message
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dennis@home coughed up some electrons that declared:



"Tim S" wrote in message
...

For a virtual mince pie, anyone know a common household device that
might
have been Class 0?

A light bulb.

OK, been thinking about this...

I think a lamp would be Class II, due to the protection from shock being
provided by both:

a) Basic insulation, ie the gas in the bulb;

b) Supplementary insulation, ie the glass.

The fact the bulb is breakable could be argued of many other appliances.

I'm going by the IEE Pat testing guide, I don't have any BS definitions of
Class X available. Arguments welcome.

Make it a diet pie.

But for an interesting suggestion:

_,..---..,_
,-"` .'. `"-,
(( '.'.' ))
`'-.,_ ' _,.-'`
`\ `"""""` /`
`""-----""`



Mmmmmmnn.
Ta!

On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:26:35 -0000, "Steve Walker"
wrote:

Rick Hughes wrote:
Last week I cringed when I saw the wife carrying in several boxes of
Xmas lights ... knowing that this will cause usual grief.

It did , several sets as usual took hrs of fun to get working .... we
are now short of some bulbs ... anybody know of any on-line source
for fairy light bulbs ?
Tried B&Q, Wicks, Wilkinson's, Garden Centres etc. ... no luck

I know someone will say buy 2 sets so you have a set of bulbs for
spare - bit late for that advice as they have already been purchased.

Aye, the annual nightmare.

I spent £100 on a load of LED ones last year, best idea I've had in ages

I did much the same this year. No matter how carefully you put your
lights away, no matter how well they were working when you boxed them
up, they nearly always fail to work when you get them out a year later
- and then you can't find the spare bulbs, or buy any spares.

I'm really pleased with the LED ones I got - they're much easier to
handle and they look much better. Pretty pricey, but probably cheaper
in the long run and a great deal less hassle.

Regards,


--
Steve ( out in the sticks )
Email: Take time to reply: timefrom_usenet{at}gmx.net

On 13 Dec, 13:41, Stephen Howard wrote:
On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:26:35 -0000, "Steve Walker"





wrote:
Rick Hughes wrote:
Last week I cringed when I saw the wife carrying in several boxes of
Xmas lights ... knowing that this will cause usual grief.

It did , several sets as usual took hrs of fun to get working .... we
are now short of some bulbs ... anybody know of any on-line source
for fairy light bulbs ?
Tried B&Q, Wicks, Wilkinson's, Garden Centres etc. ... no luck

I know someone will say buy 2 sets so you have a set of bulbs for
spare - bit late for that advice as they have already been purchased.

Aye, the annual nightmare.

I spent £100 on a load of LED ones last year, best idea I've had in ages

I did much the same this year. No matter how carefully you put your
lights away, no matter how well they were working when you boxed them
up, they nearly always fail to work when you get them out a year later
- and then you can't find the spare bulbs, or buy any spares.

I'm really pleased with the LED ones I got - they're much easier to
handle and they look much better. Pretty pricey, but probably cheaper
in the long run and a great deal less hassle.

Regards,

--
Steve ( out in the sticks )
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That is what happens each year, take lights down ... wife then makes
sure they are all working, put them away - in original boxes ... then
next year they don't work ... hours of her fuming away !

Any new lights we buy are LED ... but have several sets of push in
plastic bulbs..... the problem is each set has a different style base.

"Osprey" wrote in message
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On 13 Dec, 13:41, Stephen Howard wrote:
On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:26:35 -0000, "Steve Walker"





wrote:
Rick Hughes wrote:
Last week I cringed when I saw the wife carrying in several boxes of
Xmas lights ... knowing that this will cause usual grief.

It did , several sets as usual took hrs of fun to get working .... we
are now short of some bulbs ... anybody know of any on-line source
for fairy light bulbs ?
Tried B&Q, Wicks, Wilkinson's, Garden Centres etc. ... no luck

I know someone will say buy 2 sets so you have a set of bulbs for
spare - bit late for that advice as they have already been purchased.

Aye, the annual nightmare.

I spent £100 on a load of LED ones last year, best idea I've had in ages

I did much the same this year. No matter how carefully you put your
lights away, no matter how well they were working when you boxed them
up, they nearly always fail to work when you get them out a year later
- and then you can't find the spare bulbs, or buy any spares.

I'm really pleased with the LED ones I got - they're much easier to
handle and they look much better. Pretty pricey, but probably cheaper
in the long run and a great deal less hassle.

Regards,

--
Steve ( out in the sticks )
Email: Take time to reply: timefrom_usenet{at}gmx.net- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

That is what happens each year, take lights down ... wife then makes
sure they are all working, put them away - in original boxes ... then
next year they don't work ... hours of her fuming away !

Any new lights we buy are LED ... but have several sets of push in
plastic bulbs..... the problem is each set has a different style base.


Xmas lights are not mandatory.

On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:02:48 -0000, John wrote:

That is what happens each year, take lights down ... wife then makes
sure they are all working, put them away - in original boxes ... then
next year they don't work ... hours of her fuming away !

I do the lights, they get checked when put away and when brought out. They
all worked this year. B-)

One thing that is invaluable when a chain doesn't work is a bulb tester.
Mine is a small plastic box that takes two AA cells and has a couple of
bits of spring metal to wedge the bulb base between. It may have come from
Woolies...

Xmas lights are not mandatory.

A decorated tree looks very drab without lights IMHO.

Biggest problem with tree lights is the large range of bulb bases and many
here today gone tommorow makers. If you know the base/bulb type number
google may find a supplier.

--
Cheers
Dave.

Steve Walker wrote:
I spent £100 on a load of LED ones last year, best idea I've had in ages

I spent £1.40 on two sets from Woolies' 30% off liquidation sale

Owain