no Rob, that sort of moment is for ones husband, or AA card:P

Thank very much all. No shortage of help around here! :D

The only question is; does anyone know how to wire up flourescents tubes to a 12v supply? I would have thought the starter widget needs 240v to get the tubes into life?

And Rob, I've always got a couple of Petzl Tikkas in the house/car. Completely invaluable, don't know how anyone spanners without them...

Ali my Race van has 12 volt flourescents in it so may be worth trying a carvan/camping outlet

I've wired up many flourescents in garages and they only take a 240v feed into a transformer, so I reckon you should be able to bypass this and go straight in on the 12v side.

B&Q do excellent 1.5m flourescent tubes in a holder at under 9 quid each - they're 58w but you can get lower wattage ones if you want.

Or just get 12v ones from somewhere like TowSure - I've used them loads of times for trailer parts (rolls eyes) and they're both cheap and very quick to post stuff out.

Awning Strip Lamp C/W Plug (13wt)
Twin tube light 13" long with 15 ft. of cable and crocodile clip type connectors. Comes complete with magnetic discs so it will stick to any metal surface. Has two 12 ft. 8 watt fluorescent tubes that give a 16 watt illumination.
£12.75

http://www.towsure.com/default.asp?t=480&p=0&d=33

That's the monkey!! :D Top work Antony. Thank god I've got you lot here to stop me from having to engage brain.....

Just been to a tailor to have my sling covered in black for a job interview. Sad or what!

Ali

Ha!!!

I've just been for a job interview with a black sock on in my bold white aircast/orthopaedic boot - I toyed with the idea of a black covering but couldn't be arsed!