The internal light has just died on my pillar drill. Somewhere I've seen
a box containing a battery, LED and magnet that can be attached to the
side of any tool and pointed where it's needed. I suppose I could make
one but there are so many jobs backed-up in the pipeline I'd rather buy
a couple - any suggestions of where to buy?

Is there no replacable bulb or something. seems that it ought to be
repairable.
Brian

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The internal light has just died on my pillar drill. Somewhere I've seen a
box containing a battery, LED and magnet that can be attached to the side
of any tool and pointed where it's needed. I suppose I could make one but
there are so many jobs backed-up in the pipeline I'd rather buy a couple -
any suggestions of where to buy?

On 25/02/2012 08:12, Brian Gaff wrote:
Is there no replacable bulb or something. seems that it ought to be
repairable.
Brian

Sorry, I didn't word that well - 'twas late and a beer had passed my lips.
The bulb is replaceable but it's not the first time it's failed and it
prompted me to ask about LED lights with magnetic attachments

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NoSpam writes:
On 25/02/2012 08:12, Brian Gaff wrote:
Is there no replacable bulb or something. seems that it ought to be
repairable.
Brian

Sorry, I didn't word that well - 'twas late and a beer had passed my lips.
The bulb is replaceable but it's not the first time it's failed and it
prompted me to ask about LED lights with magnetic attachments

Mine takes an R63. I have a CFL retrofit in it, as I
doubted a filament would last long with the vibration,
although it could do with being brighter.

It actually has a US ES lampholder which is fractionally
different size, and usually comes apart when removing
the light bulb.

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On 24/02/2012 22:34, NoSpam wrote:
The internal light has just died on my pillar drill. Somewhere I've seen
a box containing a battery, LED and magnet that can be attached to the
side of any tool and pointed where it's needed. I suppose I could make
one but there are so many jobs backed-up in the pipeline I'd rather buy
a couple - any suggestions of where to buy?

Sounds like the kinda thing Axminster might sell.

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On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:00:08 +0000, The Medway Handyman wrote:

Sounds like the kinda thing Axminster might sell.

Or even most of te sheds, they have 2" ish round LED lights with a
flip out magnetic back.

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On Feb 24, 10:34*pm, NoSpam wrote:
The internal light has just died on my pillar drill.

I'm using keyring lights from the pound shop. They use coin cells in
an aluminium egg-shaped case, with triple white LEDs and quite good
ones too. This is thick enough to let me drill and tap the back for a
tube (steel clutch piping) and run wiring through that. Plastic
battery boxes are cheap from http://mutr.co.uk, or I use a mains
supply on the CNC machines where it's already available.

On 25/02/2012 21:55, Andy Dingley wrote:
On Feb 24, 10:34 pm, wrote:
The internal light has just died on my pillar drill.

I'm using keyring lights from the pound shop. They use coin cells in
an aluminium egg-shaped case, with triple white LEDs and quite good
ones too. This is thick enough to let me drill and tap the back for a
tube (steel clutch piping) and run wiring through that. Plastic
battery boxes are cheap from http://mutr.co.uk, or I use a mains
supply on the CNC machines where it's already available.

That's a good idea and a useful link - thanks!