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Neo-Tokyo is about to E-X-P-L-O-D-E:
Put some bulbs in the holders. Be careful with these, they get extremely hot, even if they haven't been on for long. There is a story that oil from your fingers will fry and make the glass break when it gets hot, and the the bulbs with explode. This would be very exciting, and probably have your eye out, so it's worth being careful about handling these little capsules. Use a tissue, or the little wrappers they sometimes come in.
Now. Pull it up full height and plug it in and step on that switch. If you don't hear any explosions or see any flames or smell any smoke, come out from behind your sofa and have a nose around. Hopefully you have all four lamps lit and a smile on your chops. Have another cup of tea, and put the lamp on while you drink it. Don't leave it on while you away and boil the kettle though, unless you are you are working in your kitchen. Congratulations! Your collection of cardboard boxes is now a fully operational battle station!
Adjustments:
Nothing, not even This way up is perfect. Move the lamp up and down and make sure all the lights come on and go off at the appropriate times. If you have a stiff lamp and find that the second lamp isn't coming on soon enough when you are raising the lamp, add a bit more weight to the gondola to pull it down sooner. If all of the bulbs go off at once for any reason (faulty contact even), you'll probably have to turn your transformer off and on again. I'm not sure what the reason for this is, but it seems to be the norm on electronic transformers, probably to protect it.
Put some bulbs in the holders. Be careful with these, they get extremely hot, even if they haven't been on for long. There is a story that oil from your fingers will fry and make the glass break when it gets hot, and the the bulbs with explode. This would be very exciting, and probably have your eye out, so it's worth being careful about handling these little capsules. Use a tissue, or the little wrappers they sometimes come in.
Now. Pull it up full height and plug it in and step on that switch. If you don't hear any explosions or see any flames or smell any smoke, come out from behind your sofa and have a nose around. Hopefully you have all four lamps lit and a smile on your chops. Have another cup of tea, and put the lamp on while you drink it. Don't leave it on while you away and boil the kettle though, unless you are you are working in your kitchen. Congratulations! Your collection of cardboard boxes is now a fully operational battle station!
Adjustments:
Nothing, not even This way up is perfect. Move the lamp up and down and make sure all the lights come on and go off at the appropriate times. If you have a stiff lamp and find that the second lamp isn't coming on soon enough when you are raising the lamp, add a bit more weight to the gondola to pull it down sooner. If all of the bulbs go off at once for any reason (faulty contact even), you'll probably have to turn your transformer off and on again. I'm not sure what the reason for this is, but it seems to be the norm on electronic transformers, probably to protect it.
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