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Ring awning light

 ·  Posted: 17.02.2014  ·  #1

I got a ring 12v awning light with pir delivered and I'm dammed if I can get it open to wire it up the instructions are to to squeeze and prise open I can't budge it any ideas

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Re: Ring awning light

 ·  Posted: 17.02.2014  ·  #2

Hammer

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 ·  Posted: 17.02.2014  ·  #3

I have it at the ready

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Re: Ring awning light

 ·  Posted: 17.02.2014  ·  #4

Sledge hammer if that doesn't work. Then loads of negative feedback.

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 ·  Posted: 17.02.2014  ·  #5

Warm it slightly as the plastic may be brittle if it's cold

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 ·  Posted: 17.02.2014  ·  #6

Thanks fc i have handed it over to herself to do that as I would have preferred the hammer I will post the result

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Re: Ring awning light

 ·  Posted: 17.02.2014  ·  #7

From memory if you press with finger and thumb each side of the PIR it should come away.

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 ·  Posted: 18.02.2014  ·  #8

I gave it to herself she warmed it up on the radiator and it came apart no bother but I still think if I done it myself I would have broken it tks again

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 ·  Posted: 18.02.2014  ·  #9

Use a hairdryer to warm it

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 ·  Posted: 18.02.2014  ·  #10

What would you do without the fairer sex!

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 ·  Posted: 18.02.2014  ·  #11

Quote by Waterman

Hammer

Glad there were others with more helpful suggestions.

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 ·  Posted: 19.02.2014  ·  #12

Quote by Shivster

What would you do without the fairer sex!

Excuse me but who.said to warm it, the fact he gave it to herself is neither here nor there although I too would have used the hairdryer or as us men call it a heat gun

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 ·  Posted: 19.02.2014  ·  #13

Paddyx never direct any pressure of water either from a pressure wash or a hose directly on the PIR as I found to my cost. It will never work again and will always stay on.

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 ·  Posted: 19.02.2014  ·  #14

Tks jack I won't I can't see it lasting anyway unless I can seal it some way I also got a pir sensor that you wire up to the awning light so hopefully one of them will do the job

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