Lighting

[Olivesmum]

Hello,

Would people mind sharing how they attatched their flood light bulbs to their vivarium!


Thank you!

 

[Tom]

I use coffee cup holder hooks that screw in to the ceiling. I've always just hung them by the cord, but several electricians have told me that is less than ideal, to put it nicely. What you SHOULD do is use a piece of baling wire or some light sash chain attached to the fixture to hang it. Most dome fixtures have a little wire piece attached just for that purpose.

 

[Tom]

Here is another way to do it, seen in one of my snake enclosures. This socket is not currently in use, but you can see how it is mounted directly to the ceiling and you just screw in a bulb.




Here is another way to do it. This is one of my outdoor night boxes for my star tortoises:

 

[wellington]

I use hooks like Tom Dorsey but doing it his way is dangerous and can/will shorten the life of the wire. So I use bungee cords or clothes line rope. Attach to the wire that is on the dome fixture and then to the hook.

 

[jaizei]

Here is another way to do it. This is one of my outdoor night boxes for my star tortoises:
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If you still have these lights this way, you should really think about adding a connector where the cord enters the box, and forks where the wire terminates under the screws. The knot prevents the cord from being yanked out, but does nothing to prevent movement of the wires, laterally or into the box.

If you don't have or want to use forks, you can do it how the video shows. I think stranded wire around a screw is less than ideal but better than how you have it.

 

[Tom]

If you still have these lights this way, you should really think about adding a connector where the cord enters the box, and forks where the wire terminates under the screws. The knot prevents the cord from being yanked out, but does nothing to prevent movement of the wires, laterally or into the box.

If you don't have or want to use forks, you can do it how the video shows. I think stranded wire around a screw is less than ideal but better than how you have it.

This is what happens when boys grow up without a father and are left to figure things out on their own... Thank you for the tips.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

This is what happens when boys grow up without a father and are left to figure things out on their own... Thank you for the tips.

Amen to that

 

[Mrs.Jennifer]

Hello,

Would people mind sharing how they attatched their flood light bulbs to their vivarium!


Thank you!

My light fixture came with a metal hanging bracket. I screwed a cup hook into the ceiling of the PVC enclosure and used “decorative chain” to adjust the correct height.