Anyone know what this light is called?

[Malcolm]

Hi all.
As the title states, has anyone seen where to get one of these from or know what they are called?

Sorry about the people in the picture.
All the wiring must be behind the metal plate on the ceiling. What looks like the cable dropping down to the light is actually a metal rod. The live must go through the centre and the neutral returns on the outer. The metal rod screws into the plate on the ceiling.
Thanks for any help.
Malc

 

[buzzlightyear]

Its called a dangly light .what would you have called it

 

[Pete999]

Its called a dangly light .what would you have called it

A long dangly light

 

[buzzlightyear]

Could you not have stood on the table when you a had taken the pic
With the browny camera.

 

[Adam W]

It's some kind of pendant light which incorporates a rod instead of a cable; it's more likely that the rod is hollow and both wires go down the centre of it than the rod forming the return path, which sounds dangerous.
The exact particulars of that light would be specific to the manufacturer - it's not as standard as taking a couple of blurry snaps and asking what you call it, you'd be better off looking for some identifying features on the light itself like a manufacturer or part number.

 

[pirate]

Brian?

 

[Toneyz]

Some sort of mono-point with a rod light as Adam has posted it would be a case of looking for a part number or manufacturer's name as a starting point. Why do you ask? Is there something wrong with that one?

 

[Baddegg]

Brian?

How’d ya tell it’s a bit light pirate?....

 

[Richard Burns]

I would call it a rod suspended pendant light with conical frosted shade, but Brian is possible!
You would be lucky to get a match as lighting manufacturers change things very fast.
That totally flat plate is typical of the lighting designers, most have at least some space at the ceiling.

 

[Baddegg]

How’d ya tell it’s a bit light pirate?....

*boy light not bit

 

[Rpa07]

*boy light not bit

Oh, now it’s funny @Baddegg
Before, well. . . . . !

 

[Baddegg]

Combination of fat thumbs and predictive text I’m afraid....

 

[Malcolm]

Some great replies there. "Brian" I like that.
Unfortunately there are no markings on it or any writing to identify it.
I was hoping someone might have seen one in the past.

Anthony. Yes, this one has stopped working, I can't see any way it could be taken apart to be repaired.

 

[Baddegg]

Lamp gone?

 

[Adam W]

There must be some way of taking it apart, or at the very least taking it down to access the terminals.

 

[pirate]

It's a boy light because it's a Rod...but I didn't want to say "Rod" in case I got ticked off again, so I settled for Brian which is a nice, gentle, non-threatening name, with no hint of profanity...

 

[Malcolm]

No the lamp is fine.
If there is a way into it I can't find it.

 

[Rpa07]

Surely taking it down will allow entry to its ‘guts’ and terminations?
Is it a cafe or a kitchen - seems a random lot of persons AND a baguette!

 

[Toneyz]

What lamp is in it?

 

[Pete999]

It's a boy light because it's a Rod...but I didn't want to say "Rod" in case I got ticked off again, so I settled for Brian which is a nice, gentle, non-threatening name, with no hint of profanity...

No mate it's Dave don't you watch OF&Hs

 

[Adam W]

Surely taking it down will allow entry to its ‘guts’ and terminations?
Is it a cafe or a kitchen - seems a random lot of persons AND a baguette!

I put it to you that if it were a cafe then the baguette would be on a plate and not in a plastic bag.
Also the guy on the left has the Elecsa logo on his hoodie which suggests he is an electrician or at least works for a company that is registered with them.
My guess is that the guy in the jazzy shirt and the woman in the headscarf are the tenants/homeowners and in fact may well be a couple.

 

[Rpa07]

I put it to you that if it were a cafe then the baguette would be on a plate and not in a plastic bag.
Also the guy on the left has the Elecsa logo on his hoodie which suggests he is an electrician or at least works for a company that is registered with them.
My guess is that the guy in the jazzy shirt and the woman in the headscarf are the tenants/homeowners and in fact may well be a couple.

Adam.W Private Investigator at your service!
Shouldn’t the electrician be holding the fibreglass steps that his mate is taking a photo from rather than holding up the blue wall!
I thought, going by the guys sweater that it was taken in a small Peruvian cafe somewhere deep in the Himalayas
and the baguette had just arrived!
I guess that’s the difference between your ‘fact’ and my ‘fiction’!

 

[telectrix]

a peruvian cafe would be in the andes, not the himalayas.

 

[Rpa07]

I only do fiction Tel! Keep up!

a peruvian cafe would be in the andes, not the himalayas.

 

[Adam W]

Adam.W Private Investigator at your service!
Shouldn’t the electrician be holding the fibreglass steps that his mate is taking a photo from rather than holding up the blue wall!
I thought, going by the guys sweater that it was taken in a small Peruvian cafe somewhere deep in the Himalayas
and the baguette had just arrived!
I guess that’s the difference between your ‘fact’ and my ‘fiction’!

I agree that it could be some kind of knitwear, but those steps are designed to be used by one person, leaving his mate (possibly apprentice) free to chat to the couple.
I may be able to accept your assessment of the baguette if there weren't a pack of crumpets/teacakes/American style pancakes in the same condition on the other side of the island unit.
What is casting doubt in my mind is the insect killer on the wall, which I would expect to see in a commercial catering premise but not in a dwelling, especially not one which is fed from a dedicated SFCU (the insect killer, not the dwelling).

 

[Adam W]

a peruvian cafe would be in the andes, not the himalayas.

It could be a Peruvian-themed cafe in the Himalayas - if it were a Peruvian cafe in Peru then there would be no need to stipulate that it's Peruvian, you'd just call it 'a cafe'.

 

[Rpa07]

Keep going Adam, you’re on a roll - it’s like an episode of CSI where the killer is caught before my Pukka pie is heated to perfection!

 

[Toneyz]

I think the rod part justs clicks in and out and the ceiling part is installed with like downlight wings. If it is E.L.V. there could be a transformer above. The existing other lighting could be a clue of the manufacturer and type of lamps fitted.

 

[pirate]

Dave???
No way it's a Dave!
Maybe a Clive or even a Cecil...
but Dave?
Dodgy Dave!
No!

 

[Malcolm]

Great detective work, and brilliant comments.
The lad is my son/apprentice.
It is some ones kitchen, and they do own a restaurant.
Looking at the end of long bar at the top there is an inner part that is insulated from the outer, the outer is threaded so when it's screwed in the centre part connects to the live. I can't even see how to remove the ceiling part.

 

[suffolkspark]

presuming its selv then so there must be a tranny hiding in the ceiling

 

[littlespark]

If the gentleman in the Peruvian woolly shirt is the owner, doesn’t he have paperwork concerning the original installation of the light? Maybe who fitted it in the first place.
Even if you find out the make and model number, it could be out of date now and replacements not available.

 

[Richard Burns]

Looking at the end of long bar at the top there is an inner part that is insulated from the outer, the outer is threaded so when it's screwed in the centre part connects to the live. I can't even see how to remove the ceiling part.

I would have thought it was arranged something like this
A bracket (or conduit box) at the ceiling with a threaded rod, over which the ceiling cover plate is placed and a coupler threaded on top to hold the plate and to allow the pendant rod to be connected to the coupler.

 

[Malcolm]

Richard- No it's nothing like that.
I'm not sure when I will be back there but when I do I'll have to bring it home for a close look and try to dismantle.
Thanks for all the comments.

 

[Ian B]

It could be a version of a uniplug system such as Bruck (it's not Bruck though).
If it is, the white ferrule at the top of the rod will unscrew allowing the top to "unplug" from the ceiling socket.
Then unscrew the knurled nut on the socket to release the ceiling plate.