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Creative => How-To => Topic started by: kaethe on August 26, 2008, 03:03:55

Title: surgery light mounting
Post by: kaethe on August 26, 2008, 03:03:55
hi everyone
i am slowly building my medical center, but i have a problem with the surgery light mounts:  i would like to use the surgery light style from the old set 3459 ( parts 30045160, 30605880, 30605870) but have them hang on the swivel arm from the new hospital set 4404( part number 30514220).  the older round surgery light is a more accurate representation of OR lighting, whereas the 3 light set is more for exam tables, at least that is my experience here in the us.  any ideas? 

thank you
kaethe
Title: Re: surgery light mounting
Post by: Tiermann on August 28, 2008, 21:12:12
A hot glue gun? Maybe glueing the last swivel piece to the back center of the light would work.
I have doubts though because of the weight of the light, the joints on this sort of arm form tend to be pretty loose. It might be easier to make it a fixed light by attaching it to the ceiling rather than using an arm.
An option for some mobility would be to use a 30 25 2860 - Swivel bar with System X peg (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30-25-2860) the 30 04 0610 - Light with clip (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30%2004%200610) attaches to that. If you put the swivel in a System X hole in the ceiling and then glue the large light fxture to the side of the clip lamp you would at least get movement in one direction.
Title: Re: surgery light mounting
Post by: kaethe on August 29, 2008, 05:24:36
wow. thanks.  that system x piece is actually part of the hospital (the front door lights hang from it) and i had not even thought of mounting it from the ceiling.  the multi swivel end joint that mounts onto the three-section light actually fits relatively securely, into the semi-circular swivel mount of the old light, and augmented with a bit of rubber, i think it will stay, and yet give full range of motion to the light.

thanks again.
kaethe