Monday, 11 September 2023

Let There Be Light!

One annoying thing I'd noticed about the offroad trailer was the lack of light over the kitchen.  Obviously only an issue when attempting to cook in the dark but I seem to do a lot of that! 

A suitable light is required and it must be either red or orange light.  White light attracts insects.  The light also needs to be LED, cheap and 12V.

There was no problem in finding a 12V LED light.  However finding one that produced either red or orange light proved more problematic.  Eventually I found a light on www.Temu.com that looked promising.  It was designed and constructed for pond lighting which was a bonus.

The light arrived today

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I hadn't anticipated it would come with a wireless colour selection remote control.

The next step will be to mount the light on some type of moveable arm that can swing out above the kitchen when required and also be safely stowed when not required or in transit.

Whilst searching for something to use for the arm I remembered a surplus length of 'T Track' from the router lift project.  

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Now to design a pivot mounting and a storage catch.  Time to go back though all the "stuff that might be useful one day"

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