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    changing the transformer on a led rope light

    FourFootMedia i know of the led stips at ikea, i have some,but not suitable,need 6m to go round a floating wall, cheers again
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    changing the transformer on a led rope light

    option to buy a non flashing LED rope light looks like the easiest way i guess, rather than messing and guessing with electrics, cheers all for the input though
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    changing the transformer on a led rope light

    breezer ill use the missus,save me a couple of quid lol,thats not the problem really though,i have easy access to turn everything of, on the box where the power is stepped down,there is a button,which you press to alternate between 8 different patterns of light,flashing,chasing etc, this...
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    changing the transformer on a led rope light

    its a long story buddy, i orginally had oridinary rope light,which went faulty,lost the receipt,so no exchange or refund, 25 quid down the drain,got the led ones as they run cooler,bulbs last longer,and i got em for a tenner,plug as well,bargain i thought,and it is compared to tlc price...
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    changing the transformer on a led rope light

    i guess not then, i persumed as it for a led rope light it will be fine,think i best wait for other suitable way or rinfg the company to see if they have ought cheers for that,no bangs at least
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    changing the transformer on a led rope light

    cheers for that,dont matter now,looked on net i found this http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/SK153562.html cheaper than buying a new one,gets rid of the sequence switch which i dont want , the switch for the sequencesis hidden,its part of my av set up,and i dont want to pull it out...
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    changing the transformer on a led rope light

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- i would like to change the transformer on my led rope lights,as the one at the moment as different light sequences,and i just want it to turn on,nothing else its 6 metres,,power supply on the packaging says...
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    Plaster srinks apart

    thanks guys kingandy2nd i myself do like to seal a wall a day before,saves sitting around and waiting for it to dry,literally like watching paint dry lol, buts its not always practical as you can imagine,sometimes i get customers to do it,knowck em some money off for doing so, you could...
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    Plaster srinks apart

    50/50 for sealing walls, and 3/1 for tacky coat, i use a roller to apply it to walls, im using wicks pva,which is what ive used for years
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    Plaster srinks apart

    roy c,im not leaving it 24 hours to dry fully,plastering same day,but just waiting a little longer for it to go past the tacky stage,so its firm to touch tryed this after some others on here suggested i leave it to go dry,still happens,hence why im back again,for advice,its a right pain...
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    Plaster srinks apart

    thinking back now,not many,prob about 5 times,but in saying that,the paint finish has been similar,not a matt finish,but not vinyl either if that makes sense, and has always been council or ex council houses,i could take a pic of the wall im doing now if its of any use for you to see,if you...
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    Plaster srinks apart

    i can see where you are coming from on that noseall,nothing i can do i guess,will be hard to guess what walls will be ok or not, cheers
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    Plaster srinks apart

    oil based paint? now that is a good question,im not 100 per cent sure,defo not vinyl gloss,and was a matt finish paint,but wether it was water or oil based not sure,that could be the problem i guess, roy c ,i always let it go tacky buddy,and as i said before,ive let it go dry and firm,and...
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    Plaster srinks apart

    it was plastered on top of original plaster,which had sand,cement underneath this not the only time its happened to me,each time was on sound background,no gloss etc roughcaster i followed advice of a fellow plasterer who said let glue go really dry,and same thing happened, so dont think...
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    Plaster srinks apart

    hi guys and gals, having a few issues with my plastering and is really getting me frustrated, basicly after applying plaster to wall,i get what looks like the plaster moving and showing gaps,looks like cracks,but is not cracks as it happens while the plaster is still wet. once it goes...
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