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John,
Ask your insurance company if they'll cover you with your globes wired like that.

Your breakers were wrong and you fixed that, right?
Why not fix the wiring on your globes? I didn't make that post to make money wiring someones globes. I was just trying to prevent someone from having a fire or getting shocked.
Bob

Bob, How much does it cost to wire up six sockets like you are saying?

last gas is 100 percent right. Here in canada I dont even think that you could buy that **** . We have electrical codes that are even higher than the yours.

ward

you can use 14/2 extension cord, available in bulk off large spools in most big box stores, safer than lamp cord. ceramic light sockets are only about $2 as well. just my two cents! TRAVIS

[This message has been edited by dodiefire (edited 02-21-2004).]

When this topic came up a few months ago
one of our members (I don't remember who)
had what I thought was a real neat way of
lighting up a shelf of globes. He used
those inexpensive candle lights they put
in windows at christmas.They only use
nite lights and stand half way up a globe
for uniform lighting.I don't know how they
were hooked up but it really sounded neat.

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JERRY

Weber's has a nice metal base or wood base for globes (6") and it comes with a light fixture, cord and ready to plug in. I just done my Hy-Flash and Hi Speed globes and they look great!!!! I use 15 watt light bulb because of the heat factor!!!

I have heavy duty 12Gauge not lamp cord but industrial in my wood channel going around my walls. but at the points where the globes are its to heave to bring up into the globe body so I go up with 12 gauge cord wire from the heavy cord to the light fexture. and Ethan on your other question. I buy the metal strip with that you can thread the small pipe into . I buy the pipes about 3" long and a plastic fixture that has the connection for the pipe on the bottom , then the strip I bend in a vise so the pipe area is above the flat so the wire can go up the pipe to the fixture. that way the bulb is in or near the center of the globe. if you need more help just email me.

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[This message has been edited by bettin (edited 08-22-2005).]

Thanks for the help guys... lots of creativity going on here.

Ethan

Hi there,
I use the energy saver flourescent type light bulbs for my globes. I guess you blokes can get them over there.
The beauty of these is that you can get the equavilent of 40W of light while only consuming around 8W. The benefit here is of course two-fold:

1 They run cooler so you don't have to worry about cooking your globe.

2 You use less power.

They are more expensive than normal bulbs but my globes wern't cheap either so if it is safer for them it works for me.

Just another idea to add to the pot.
Keep up the good work.

Cheers,
Greg.

[This message has been edited by kwyjibo99 (edited 02-23-2004).]

I use night light sockets in my globes and to light my pump faces.My pumps are outside in my "backyard gas station" and I didn't want my backyard to be very brightly lit when I sit out there at night.

This thread is 11 years old. A lot has changed with the advent of LED and compact fluorescent blubs.