I use a 240V lead lamp for out of the vehicle work as there is no chance of burning anything, and a 240V neon as shown above for inside vehicle work.
Someone mentioned here that the lead lamp bulbs go out even when sneezing near them. Well that can easily be resolved...either by not sneezing near them or else as I do. I buy 60W bulbs that resist hits and bangs and even dropping from some height (my maximum was about a meter). These bulbs surely must have some technical name but I don't know it and many people refer to them as 'Hammer Bulbs' simply because there is a hammer pic on their boxes! These bulbs are just a few pence more expensive than the normal ones, but they last a long time. I normally only use two in a whole year and I practically use the lamp every day for long hours on end!!!
Cheers,
Kaci
