B&Q Toadstool - internals before conversion
This Lights of B&Q Toadstool bollard light, dating back to 2007, is very unique in the fact it takes a 22w circular lamp. The only thing that let down is the HF ballast that cold started the tubes. 9 years after first purchasing it, I decided it was time to switch start it, so gathered the correct things together, made a wiring loom, and ripped the old driver out, and fitted a proper Schwabe ballast, and changed the lamp holder out to one with a built in starter socket. It now strikes perfectly hopefully adding years of life to the lamp, and years of reliability to the fixture.

The lamp holder here wasn't the best at staying on the tube, and frequently came loose when it was in my shed, so with the conversion, saw the back of this one, the new lamp holder actually gripping the tube far better.

B&Q Toadstool - internals before conversion

This Lights of B&Q Toadstool bollard light, dating back to 2007, is very unique in the fact it takes a 22w circular lamp. The only thing that let down is the HF ballast that cold started the tubes. 9 years after first purchasing it, I decided it was time to switch start it, so gathered the correct things together, made a wiring loom, and ripped the old driver out, and fitted a proper Schwabe ballast, and changed the lamp holder out to one with a built in starter socket. It now strikes perfectly hopefully adding years of life to the lamp, and years of reliability to the fixture.

The lamp holder here wasn't the best at staying on the tube, and frequently came loose when it was in my shed, so with the conversion, saw the back of this one, the new lamp holder actually gripping the tube far better.

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