Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
UK diy (uk.d-i-y) For the discussion of all topics related to diy (do-it-yourself) in the UK. All levels of experience and proficency are welcome to join in to ask questions or offer solutions. |
Reply |
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
G4 lamp connector?
HI Folks
I've been asked to renovate a 'lily' lamp for a client (this kind of thing - http://www.fineartinvestments.org/in...lilylamp10.htm) It's from the USA, so everything is rated 120v / 2-core cable / no earths etc. The original filiament e12 lamp bulbs have 'cooked' & destroyed some of the original bakelite bulb-holders - and, rather than rewire / re-socket the whole thing, I was thinking of fitting 12v G4 bulbs to the existing wiring. Ideally, this would be using a G4 socket, but with screw terminals (like a little chocolate/connector block) - to avoid having to fiddle too much with the existing wiring. I can find lots of G4-to-wire-end sockets, but that means more fiddling, as the wiring needs to run down the tubular 'stems', and the wiring on the available sockets is only short! Just wondering if anybody's seen a G4-to-screw-socket stocked anywhere online - need ten of them... Needn't be ceramic as the leds will run fairly cool. At a pinch I could just solder the G4's onto the existing wiring, but that would make 'bulb' replacement a bit of a technical operation.. Thanks, Adrian |
#2
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
G4 lamp connector?
On 17/11/16 15:44, Adrian Brentnall wrote:
snip Just wondering if anybody's seen a G4-to-screw-socket stocked anywhere online - need ten of them... Needn't be ceramic as the leds will run fairly cool. At a pinch I could just solder the G4's onto the existing wiring, but that would make 'bulb' replacement a bit of a technical operation.. Thanks, Adrian That's 4mm pitch. 0.65/0.75 mm diameter pins. I wonder if crimped molex type connectors as used in PCB board interconnects might work? -- Adrian C |
#3
Posted to uk.d-i-y
|
|||
|
|||
G4 lamp connector?
On 17/11/2016 17:08, Adrian Caspersz wrote:
On 17/11/16 15:44, Adrian Brentnall wrote: snip Just wondering if anybody's seen a G4-to-screw-socket stocked anywhere online - need ten of them... Needn't be ceramic as the leds will run fairly cool. At a pinch I could just solder the G4's onto the existing wiring, but that would make 'bulb' replacement a bit of a technical operation.. Thanks, Adrian That's 4mm pitch. 0.65/0.75 mm diameter pins. I wonder if crimped molex type connectors as used in PCB board interconnects might work? I suppose they might... I don't have Molex-friendly crimpers.. Thinking about it, I guess the other way is to buy the 'socket-with-cables' part, and simply extend the cable with solder & heatshrink.. The existing wiring is in fairly sturdy mains-(USA)-rated, and joining the ten pairs of cables inside the lamp-base might be simpler if they were something a little slimmer. Seems that the G4 led capsules don't mind which way round they're connected, so that's easy. I was planning on mounting the socket to the end of the tubing with an adhesive-filled heatshrink sleeve, which should give enough rigidity. Fiddly job - but the client's desperate to see his lamp lit up. He's already buying several hundred pounds-worth of repro glass lampshades to replace the broken ones.... so he must love it. Thanks Adrian |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Change lamp lamp from 100volts to 240 volts | UK diy | |||
install a 2-lamp fixture in place of a 1-lamp fixture? | Home Repair | |||
LED lamp sellers with 'equivalent' ordinary lamp wattages - anywhere? | UK diy | |||
Laptop LCD lamp repair... Inverter or lamp? | Electronics Repair | |||
LED,LED Lamp,LED Lights,LED Display,Automotive Lamp,LED Chip,LED Module | Electronics |