Testing the lamp in the backyard, with a very crude/simple tree hanger. Anchor 950 doing an admirable job! Cheers, Håkon
Wow ...... Nice light up. The hanger appears to be doing the job, just. With the weight of the lantern, the mechanical force on the wire arms where they meet the tree would be quite substantial. As the 1890 poem by Rudyard Kipling says “You’re a better (braver) man than I, Gunda Din”. Cheers Pete
Thanks! Even though it was just hastily bent into shape by some scrap metal, I feel quite safe that it holds up well enough. The downward angle of the hanger is mostly due to the tree growing at an angle, not the metal rods bending. It was «designed» to sit perpendicular (or maybe with a slight upward angle) to the tree it was attached to, and as you can see from the picture, it still is, even with the weight of the lamp The rods bend a little, but are nowhere near the point of plastic deformation. Maybe the rods seem thinner than they really are.
Last time my back yard was lit up someone called the fire department!! I had an electrical fence buried in the ground to keep the dog from running off. Lightening hit it and it literally exploded! Nice light up!!
Hey @george, sorry to hear about your dog being hit by lightning and exploding Did your electric fence survive? Cheers Pete
Tho' I've belted you and flayed you, By the livin' Gawd that made you, You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!”
