TOOLBOX LIGHT

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 515, 26 April 1933, Page 6

TOOLBOX LIGHT

The selection of tools for making roads repairs and adjustments after dark is greatly facilitated if a light be permanenttly installed in the toolbox. So wide a range of miniature sockets and electrical fittings is ava.ilable now that this accessory can be improvised in . an hour. The socket should be mounted in some place where the light will reach every part of the toolbox. The globe should be covered by a stout wire screen, which will protect it from damage, and the effectiYeness of the light will be greatly increased if the iside of the globe facing the person looking into the toolbox Iis covered with an opaque screen to keep the direct rays out of th'e eyes. The value of the light will be still further increased if the interior of the toolbox is painted white or some other light colour. When a light liis fitted in the toolbox there is a danger that it might he left on inadvertently if, as is desirable, the wiring ;and control switch is made a permanent part of the electrical equipment of the car. To elliminate this, a pilot light can b& fitted on the dash. If the electrical system of the car op'erates at a six volt presisure, a three volt electric glohe can he used to light the toolbox and a similar globe can be used as a pilot light. If wired. in series the two lights will always light togeth'er, and an effective safeguard will thus be provided.