Safety mods to an electric lamp bought overseas?

[ARW]

It looks to me like there are 3 screws on the base to hold the shade in place.

[Phil L]

put everything apart from the shade in a skip and start again with fresh ingredients

[Andy Burns]

Maybe that was their function in a previous life, before being recycled?

[ARW]

I was hoping that the OP might say if they do or do not do that;-)

[geoff]

Yeah - managed 12 dives in 4 days

that was enough

[Lobster]

:) Yes, whether or not they related to a previous life, they do retain the shade in place. They don't screw to the shade, but with the shade in position you drive the screws in and they protrude inside the egg, preventing the shade from being lifted off. That aspect of the lamp (the only aspect?!) actually works fine.

[alan]

A needle file would probably work better You could possible fit a rubber grommet

[ARW]

I have a feeling that the metal plate and the shade were infact made to be with each other. Possibly as a table lamp with a ceramic base.

[ARW]

Try putting "12v led lightbulbs edison screw" into google?

[Frank Erskine]

Use it with an isolating transformer; then you won't need an earth.

[meow2222]

An RCD would give at least as good protection imho, and is far cheaper and easier. But running it LV makes good sense.

NT

[ARW]

230V AC is classed as low voltage:-)

[Tim Watts]

On Sunday 21 April 2013 23:03 [e-mail] wrote in uk.d-i-y:

And RCD is not an adequate substitute for an earth in a Class I appliance (which this clearly is)...