Another 'Snooker table light'

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RobTDCI
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Another 'Snooker table light'

Postby RobTDCI » Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:19 pm

A reflector in poor condition with a badly wired HF ballast & T8 tube bodged in. £185 please! Oh and you have to go and collect it yourself. ;confused No thanks!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Retr ... SweJ1Z18r0
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Re: Another 'Snooker table light'

Postby Danny » Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:27 pm

Yeh he needs to just bin that to be honest
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Re: Another 'Snooker table light'

Postby fluorescent » Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:08 pm

I saw this months ago, I just can't believe he hasn't sold it yet lol. If anyone actually pays £185 for that they want sectioning.

Also whoever, ahem, "rewired" that is not an electrician! Obviously doesn't even know how to remove the cable from the terminal on the ballast and all wires basic/single insulation? Looks like a death trap
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Re: Another 'Snooker table light'

Postby FrontSideBus » Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:22 pm

Wiring on that is shocking! Pun intended!
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Re: Another 'Snooker table light'

Postby Kev » Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:35 pm

Incomplete fucking butchered crap
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Re: Another 'Snooker table light'

Postby RobTDCI » Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:48 pm

Yes, definitely not the work of a qualified electrician. It's not even as though it's been done well. I would have at least put the ballast on top in a metal box and used the right size tube clips if I was doing that.

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