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Nearly got WHACKED by the trouble light!!

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Not sure why this turnbuckle didn't have lock-nuts, or why I didn't notice 2 years ago when I hung it up!!! Regardless, affter 2 years it got to it's last thread and crashed to the floor, inches from my skull!!!

At least it didn't hit one of my cars!!!

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Mine has a swiveling eye bolt in the top of it.

Not to put too fine a point on it, or rub salt on a wound, but never affix anything that spins, with screw threads.
Because sooner or later, it will fully tighten, or fully loosen.






and they NEVER fully tighten themselves, any more than the piece of bread you just slathered with peanut butter will hit the floor bread-side down.
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Damn. I would have been fine if it hit my head, just don't land on my car!
Time for a Coxreel or ReelCraft.
 
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Looks like the engineering department that did the install failed to see the potencial danger involved in this installation. Most turnbuckles don't have locknut. Glad to see no damage other than to the droplight reel
 
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Now that its off you can finally fix that last spot of drywall :)

(That would drive me nuts..lol)

Glad nothing was hurt.
 
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I would not use that turnbuckle again when you rehang that light. I have never seen one used for this application but it is not the best idea, lock nuts or otherwise. Use some chain with a rotating link fixed to the light bracket, use a quick link to attach everything together, close that hook so the chain can't come off it. Plus it would look cool with the chain hanging it from the ceiling.
 

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You guys are right - not the right item for a spinning application - I see the error in my ways. Damn engineers!!!! Will go with a rotating clevite when I re-attach!
 
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You don't need a rotating clevis (unless you can find one easily).
Just get an eye bolt and a Nyloc nut. Slip the shank of the eyebolt through the hole in the top of the mounting bracket, run the nyloc nut up until a few threads are sticking out, and then hang it from a hook.
Leverage and bind angle will be minimized if you use a really short shank on the eyebolt.

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You sure she's still gonna turn (inside) after that hit to the side like that?
 
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Good thing it didn't hit Mrs. E-Tek! Or the Challenger! or the Merc... Or .....

You could put the turnbuckle back into service by threading the eye-screw back into it and then taking a sharp chisel lengthwise to the threads inside the turnbuckle on both screw ends at several locations. That will booger up the threads enough that it won't loosen with normal force. You'd have to put it in a vise to remove the screw next time.
 
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