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New Lights

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johnnyp
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New Lights

Post by johnnyp »

Weve just had a bit of an uplift at our office and these lights have been fitted above every frame,not to sure how many there are but at least 50.Heard there £300 a unit and the CWU health and safety boys have asked for them to be installed.We cant use them at the moment as we dont have the right power unit to run them,was just wondering in these times when money is tight etc have any of you bods had them put in as well and what do you think of them.
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mucker
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Re: New Lights

Post by mucker »

johnnypick wrote:Weve just had a bit of an uplift at our office and these lights have been fitted above every frame,not to sure how many there are but at least 50.Heard there £300 a unit and the CWU health and safety boys have asked for them to be installed.We cant use them at the moment as we dont have the right power unit to run them,was just wondering in these times when money is tight etc have any of you bods had them put in as well and what do you think of them.
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so good old royail fail do have money,however whos budget did it come out of :hmmmm
dvbuk55
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Post by dvbuk55 »

The units haven't changed in our office but every neon tube was changed to one which gave a whiter light.
glenfiddich
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Post by glenfiddich »

what are the odds the light reflects off window envelopes making them unreadable :hmmmm
DGP1
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Post by DGP1 »

Bright lights give me headaches so if they installed them in my DO then I'd have to take off sick :crazy: :crazy:
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saru
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Post by saru »

We had them installed ages ago. I & several others have to turn them off as they are too bright & give us a headache.
Lounge Lizard
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Re: New Lights

Post by Lounge Lizard »

johnnypick wrote:Weve just had a bit of an uplift at our office and these lights have been fitted above every frame,not to sure how many there are but at least 50.Heard there £300 a unit and the CWU health and safety boys have asked for them to be installed.We cant use them at the moment as we dont have the right power unit to run them,was just wondering in these times when money is tight etc have any of you bods had them put in as well and what do you think of them.
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Not a lot of mail this week then.
johnnyp
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Post by johnnyp »

saru wrote:We had them installed ages ago. I & several others have to turn them off as they are too bright & give us a headache.
Weve been thinking the same thing :nervous ,also what if your a tall person will they burn your head? :shock: And what about in the summer will they be a magnet for wasps? :mad
johnnyp
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Re: New Lights

Post by johnnyp »

Lounge Lizard wrote:
johnnypick wrote:Weve just had a bit of an uplift at our office and these lights have been fitted above every frame,not to sure how many there are but at least 50.Heard there £300 a unit and the CWU health and safety boys have asked for them to be installed.We cant use them at the moment as we dont have the right power unit to run them,was just wondering in these times when money is tight etc have any of you bods had them put in as well and what do you think of them.
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Not a lot of mail this week then.
Thats some of our wave 6 arrival,being prepared for our night staff to get stuck in too.
doveston
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Post by doveston »

saru wrote:We had them installed ages ago. I & several others have to turn them off as they are too bright & give us a headache.
go sick with a migraine.easy as.
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Post by Stormproof »

We had the lights fitted just before xmas in deliveries, processing had the same fitted on there sorting frames but with fans attached............must be costing a fortune.
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baldrick
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Post by baldrick »

k66yla wrote:We had the lights fitted just before xmas in deliveries, processing had the same fitted on there sorting frames but with fans attached............must be costing a fortune.
Hope we get fans, it's like a sauna in summer.
We only have lights over the secondary sorting frames, not on the primary.
I like to have mine on, others don't, it's a matter of personal preference.
trythat
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Post by trythat »

We've had ours for more than a year, I really like them, our office is quite dark. All overhead lights have a on/off switch. I personally wouldn't want to go back to not having them.
Night Tonic
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Post by Night Tonic »

Hell no, posties left in the dark is the CWU's remit anyway:)