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before restoration
The lantern was complete (a little too complete with part of the bracket still stuck in it) and very dirty.
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opening the canopy
Gently the large thumb-screw holding the bowl in place was undone and removed.
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bowl open #1
Opening the bowl on a very stiff hinge revealed two fluorescent tubes and a very rusty metal reflector.
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bowl open #2
All hinges, bolts, screws and other fixtures were given a liberal dose with a penetrating oil (not WD40 - which is
evil stuff).
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bowl open #3
The fluorescent tubes were removed - one was found to be broken and discarded. I'll attempt to get the other one working.
However, it was found to be faulty (there was no continuity between pins on either electrode) and so was thrown away.
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bowl removal #1
The bowl was fragile and getting in the way. The nut and bolt assemblies holding the bowl in place were rusted and unworkable. So, using
a Dremel, I cut off the bolt heads and removed the bowl that way. It'll need new nuts and bolts, but the existing ones were too far gone to repair.
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grub screw removal #1
The allen grub screws were removed using lots of penetrating oil, lots of heat, and finally some extra torque with the patented "copper pipe in the allen key handle" method. Did the
remains of the iron interior of the column then drop out? Of course not. It's never that easy.
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reflector removal #1
The four screws holding the reflector were coaxed out with a screwdriver, penetrating oil and a little heat. Underneath, the rusty gear could
be seen, along with lots of dirt.
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testing #1
Whilst working on the GEC Z8286, I decided to test whether the Crawley still worked. A brief inspection of the wiring revealed it to look
good, so I swapped over the fluorescent tubes, wired it up and plugged it in.
After a brief pause it sprang into life.
However, such jubilation was short lived. It was the final straw for one of the fluorescent tubes which then refused to work again
when put back in the GEC Z8286.
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column spigot removal
The four screws holding the reflector were coaxed out with a screwdriver, penetrating oil and a little heat. Underneath, the rusty gear could
be seen, along with lots of dirt.
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clean #1
The four screws holding the reflector were coaxed out with a screwdriver, penetrating oil and a little heat. Underneath, the rusty gear could
be seen, along with lots of dirt.
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