Newsletter: May 2012
Mains Lighting Systems
Unfortunately we know that exhibition lighting often is
added as an afterthought to the layout plans and as such can present numerous
problems. We were recently presented
with the drawings for a stand going into a show in the next week and asked to
provide a lighting solution. The design
had not considered the possibility of providing any sort of on-stand lighting
and all too often it such cases the resulting lighting will end up with a
spaghetti of wires, extension leads and “make-do” solutions.
We know that what the client needs on their stand is
excellent appropriate lighting which is trouble free, inexpensive, which
optimises the impact of the stand design and which can be simply plugged into
the electrics supplied by the exhibition hall.
With this in mind we have developed our Daisy-Chain lighting
system. Starting from one mains plug the
4.5m starter cable simply clips into the first extension cable. Each extension cable has a short spur to a
socket for the light and a long lead to connect to the next extension. In this way multiple lights can be
“daisy-chained” back to a single mains plug.
The maximum wattage per “system” to one mains plug is 2200
watts (which is a lot of 50w spotlights).
The cables are connected together with a locking plug and
socket which stops the cables “pulling apart” but which is unplugged by simply
depressing the locking hook as you pull apart.
This is the ultimate “fool-proof” cabling system.
The Daisy Chain System can allow mixes of lights, mains
spotlights, low-voltage spotlights, halogen flood lights, or metal halide
lights all run from a single plug and all out exhibition lights can be supplied
for this Daisy Chain System.
With off-the-shelf extension cables of 1m, 2m, 3m and 5m and
additional divider cables or link cables, this simple system can sort out your
“spaghetti” into one simple lighting system.
To view full details of the system go to: Daisy Chain
