<VV> Trouble lights

[Harry Yarnell (Verizon)]

In my 55 years of tinkering with automobiles, I've used a number of
droplights. The typical incandescent droplight with the steel cage
surrounding the bulb that have been around since the '30's,I've used for
years in my younger days. Filiments would almost always break when the
droplight was laid (dropped) on the concrete floor. Heavy duty bulbs were a
joke.
Now I use a handheld fluorescent (110 volt) plastic shrouded troublelight
(13 watts). Gasoline can't get to the tube, and is fairly shock resistant.
Gives excellent light just where you want it.
I got for Christmas (from my junkyard friends) a 4' LED stick. Must be 100
LED's in this sucker! It's battery powered and gives plenty of floodlight.
With the hooks at either end, you can hang it from the underside of the hood
to flood the engine bay. Or stand it on end to light up a wheel well.



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Subject: Re: <VV> Trouble lights


Thanks JR.  This thread has been an eye opener about the different drop
light possibilities.  I have two incandescent droplights one 12v (wired up
with clamps and a cigarette lighter plug that uses a special 12v regular
sized rough service light bulb--that I'll retire when the bulb burns out as
12v standard size bulbs are hard to find) and one 110v with rough service
bulb--which works great because the shield has flats that keep it from
rolling away.  I also have a Sears shielded fluorescent drop light and a no
brand LED strip light.  I hadn't thought about the compact fluorescent bulbs
until this forum brought it up.  And now I'm shopping for a screw in LED
replacement for my incandescent bulbs.  

Bob


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From: J. R. Read <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
To: Frank DuVal <corvairduval at cox.net>; virtualvairs
<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sun, Jan 12, 2014 2:27 pm
Subject: Re: <VV> Trouble lights


For under dash work, take a look at a 6v lantern style flash light from
Rayovac which has a ratchetable "rest pad?" on the base.  It can be set for
any angle within about an 80 degree range so that you can pretty much aim
the light where you need it.

No, I don't work for Rayovac.

Later, JR 


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