Richard Hobbs

My name is Richard and i am the companies Technical and Web Development Director. I am the face behind all of the support emails and calls. I have a huge passion in upcycling and creating stunning lighting projects. My previous job was home automation and smart home control, this has lead me to bring in some great software into the company to help a much smoother running of the business and ultimately meaning a better service for our customers.

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Richard Hobbs created an article, 25 May 2022 11:12
Video - How to strip our braided cable
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2. How To Videos
Here we have a real quick and basic video showing you how to tighten up our bungs. If you get into any troubles or have any questions please post them below in the comments or submit a ticket from ...
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Richard Hobbs commented, 29 October 2021 12:57
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Hi Steve, Thanks for the question. The main issue is the voltage difference between the 2 countries and the rating of the cable and lampholder. You will find that the cable and lampholder is UL app...
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Richard Hobbs commented, 26 October 2021 06:57
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Hi Derek, It states on the box "can be cut to any length desired" (as long as its on a cut line) so i take that as yes the short length will not be a problem at all. As long as you do cut on the sp...
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Richard Hobbs commented, 26 October 2021 06:51
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Hi Eugene, Thank you for your post do you have the diameter of the thread there it looks like a course pitch thread.
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Richard Hobbs commented, 06 July 2021 13:04
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Hi, We do sell a smallish range of B15 lampholders here: https://www.lampspares.co.uk/small-bc-b15-lampholders/ Maybe help somewhat? Thanks
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Richard Hobbs commented, 17 June 2021 13:31
Thank you for the images. Ahh ok its a batten BC lampholder with a switch. Not something we do i am afraid: https://www.lampspares.co.uk/batten-bc-b22-unswitched-lampholders/ Alternatively as you h...
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Richard Hobbs commented, 17 June 2021 13:22
Hi, Do you have a picture of the item so we can have a look at it please? Isit the actual bulb holder or the part that the bulb holder fixes to that is broken?
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Richard Hobbs created an article, 09 June 2021 08:37
How to turn a bottle into a light fitting
1. Creating a Lamp?
2. Guides
Looking to turn a bottle into a light fitting? This concept is extremely popular as people are turning their favourite Gin bottle into a light for themselves or as a gift for a relative. So, the qu...
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Richard Hobbs created an article, 02 February 2021 15:26
Kit 19 Installation Guide
1. Product Info
2. Lamp Kits
This is a guide to help you install our lamp Kit 19 The idea of kit 19 is to push a threaded rod into a 9.5-10mm hole in a piece of wood. If you have a hole slightly larger than this then a dab of ...
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Richard Hobbs commented, 27 January 2021 09:46
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Hi Leela, This is a grey area to be honest with not much information out there. In a perfect world you would take your design to a test house such as the LIA this will cost several hundred pounds b...
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