flyboy2610
Loveably weird
and I'm lucky the house didn't burn down!
The train room is right next to the man-cave, where the computer and workbench are. I was sitting at the computer when I heard a "BZHT" sounding noise, followed by a crash. I immediately got up and went into the train room, where I discovered that one of the 8' fluorescent lamps from the shop light above the yard had come down. It took some cars off the track as well. I went over to it and instantly discovered what had caused the noise and why the lamp had come down! (This is why I always put a protective plastic tube around a fluorescent shop light lamp!)
What caused the noise:
Why the lamp had come down:
I immediately unplugged that shop light from the outlet box:
Here's the lamp lying on some boxes, you can see the derailment carnage in the background:
It appears that a new 8' shop light is in order, eventually, when the budget is a bit more 'friendly'.
I'm just glad there wasn't any more damage!
The train room is right next to the man-cave, where the computer and workbench are. I was sitting at the computer when I heard a "BZHT" sounding noise, followed by a crash. I immediately got up and went into the train room, where I discovered that one of the 8' fluorescent lamps from the shop light above the yard had come down. It took some cars off the track as well. I went over to it and instantly discovered what had caused the noise and why the lamp had come down! (This is why I always put a protective plastic tube around a fluorescent shop light lamp!)
What caused the noise:
Why the lamp had come down:
I immediately unplugged that shop light from the outlet box:
Here's the lamp lying on some boxes, you can see the derailment carnage in the background:
It appears that a new 8' shop light is in order, eventually, when the budget is a bit more 'friendly'.
I'm just glad there wasn't any more damage!