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Post by grumpy on Oct 17, 2011 6:58:57 GMT -5
I have my fathers' original Deputy's Safety Lamp and would like to restore it to operational condition however, I cannot get it open!
I believe that there is a 'magnetic lock' that need to be activated (by a magnet?).
Can anyone provide a 'how to' guide?
Grumpy.
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Post by emleyman on Oct 17, 2011 7:15:13 GMT -5
On the Protector type lamps there will be a small lever on the side of the base, this prevents the base from turning. To pull the lever out of the way requires a magnet. The lever has two pins, one to pivot on and one to lock the lever in place. Place the magnet under the locking pin and slowly pull the magnet down (pulling the pin with it) and then you should be able to pull the lever out of the way and unscrew the base.
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Post by shropshirebloke on Oct 17, 2011 11:28:14 GMT -5
One word of warning - especially on old lamps the magnetic lock can be very stiff. Giving it a good squirt of WD40 then leaving it overnight will often do the trick, but even on a lamp in good condition you need a fairly serious magnet - the lamp rooms used to use massive ones. The "neodymium" (I think that's how you spell it  ) type sold on eBay will work a treat - my mate got me a few when he used to work for an office furniture firm where they used them for magnetic drawer catches. |
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Post by John on Oct 17, 2011 14:37:13 GMT -5
One word of warning - especially on old lamps the magnetic lock can be very stiff. Giving it a good squirt of WD40 then leaving it overnight will often do the trick, but even on a lamp in good condition you need a fairly serious magnet - the lamp rooms used to use massive ones. The "neodymium" (I think that's how you spell it ) type sold on eBay will work a treat - my mate got me a few when he used to work for an office furniture firm where they used them for magnetic drawer catches. Just call them "rare earth magnets" Word of warning, they are extremely powerful, don't get your skin caught between two of them!!! You will lose some!!! |
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Post by shropshirebloke on Oct 17, 2011 15:26:15 GMT -5
Just call them "rare earth magnets" Word of warning, they are extremely powerful, don't get your skin caught between two of them!!! You will lose some!!! ...tell me about it!! They're also extremely brittle, so handle them with care. |
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) type sold on eBay will work a treat - my mate got me a few when he used to work for an office furniture firm where they used them for magnetic drawer catches.
