Anyone noticed whats missing from LED floods ?

[Evans Electric]

Moths .     I never see any attracted to them like they  are to TH floods .    I presume its a different part of the spectrum . 

 

[Sharpend]

Oh no another issue for save the planet to harp on about, bring back the inefficient halogen!! 
 

you part of SOP group Deke, only I couldn’t help but notice you’ve posted the same thread twice in case we missed it the first time?? 

 

[Murdoch]

I think there are far fewer moths around these days.

As for led floods, why didn't led lights get produced with customer changeable bulbs?

 

[revjames]

from my experience its the drivers that go not the LED clusters. Cheap oriental manufacturing dare I say?

 

[Bruspark]

I now fit them using a Wiska box and lever Wago's as having to change the darn thing for another sometime soon is a near certainty!

Also missing is the on-off-on routine for manual on, presumably because the drivers and/or LEDs burn out fairly quickly when run continuously  . . 

 

[Evans Electric]

Oh no another issue for save the planet to harp on about, bring back the inefficient halogen!! 
 

you part of SOP group Deke, only I couldn’t help but notice you’ve posted the same thread twice in case we missed it the first time?? 

I'm getting forgetful  ....didn't know I posted it twice . 

I'm getting forgetful  ....didn't know I posted it twice . 

I'm getting forgetful...didn't know I'd posted it twice. 

 

[Murdoch]

I now fit them using a Wiska box and lever Wago's as having to change the darn thing for another sometime soon is a near certainty!
 

I've always done that for LED floods with cables supplied - makes changing them later a far easier proposition AND if the client then wants to have a flood light and separate PIR thats easy to do too

 

[kerching]

I've always done that for LED floods with cables supplied - makes changing them later a far easier proposition AND if the client then wants to have a flood light and separate PIR thats easy to do too

I have become a fan of the little Wiska box.     About 4x1.5x1.5

also,I only use Wiska cable glands now as they will close up enough to form a blanking plug!

previously I was carrying about 3/4 sizes. Multiplied by black/white /grey ( or should I say 'glands of colour'?!) it makes quite a lot of van stock

 

[Evans Electric]

The Wiska Box is a cracking bit of design TBH   .  Its robust , the boxes of colour don't fade in the UV , neat , clever seal over the 20mm   tapped holes , I generally use Denman's   stuffing glands of colour ,   box is IP  rated , and theres that 4/5 way  connector block that push fits in various positions .  

Other makes  =  grey box .  

 

[Murdoch]

theres that 4/5 way  connector block that push fits in various positions .  

which is best thrown away and replaced with Wagos 

 

[kerching]

generally use Denman's   stuffing glands of colour ,  

Use the Wiska ones!

theyre about £2/10 incl,VAT at my suppliers

 

[Evans Electric]

which is best thrown away and replaced with Wagos 

Why spend money on Wagos when theres a terminal block supplied  I ask ?

 

[kerching]

Why spend money on Wagos when theres a terminal block supplied  I ask ?

I find the supplied terminal block is far to big for a couple of lighting cables and takes up a bit too much space. Wagos all the way for me

 

[Murdoch]

Why spend money on Wagos when theres a terminal block supplied  I ask ?

For the small cost of 3 wago's I'd rather leave the installation easier for the next person to maintain.

 

[Bruspark]

Yep,  I now have a collection of the supplied Wiska terminal block in case I ever need the full uncensored grief of large cable-connecting in a small wall box on a ladder 

 

[kerching]

Yep,  I now have a collection of the supplied Wiska terminal block in case I ever need the full uncensored grief of large cable-connecting in a small wall box on a ladder 

Strange you should say that....I re found my collection in the garage earlier!

 

[Bruspark]

Strange you should say that....I re found my collection in the garage earlier!