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8-foot fluorescent fixtures???
I'm looking for an 8-foot flush-mount decorative (as opposed to the
shop versions) fluorescent lighting fixture for our kitchen. I can find plenty of 4-foot models in all kinds of different designs and finishes, but am having no luck on the 96" versions. Do they exist, and if so, might anyone be kind enough to point me in the right direction - either on the web or otherwise? Many thanks... |
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8-foot fluorescent fixtures???
"BiloxiBoy" wrote in message oups.com... I'm looking for an 8-foot flush-mount decorative (as opposed to the shop versions) fluorescent lighting fixture for our kitchen. I can find plenty of 4-foot models in all kinds of different designs and finishes, but am having no luck on the 96" versions. Do they exist, and if so, might anyone be kind enough to point me in the right direction - either on the web or otherwise? Many thanks... The longest I see here in the "extra long" category is 59 inches. http://www.pegasusassociates.com/T5ExtraLongLights.jsp Is there any reason why you can't just use two 4' lights and daisy chain them? |
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8-foot fluorescent fixtures???
byron wrote:
"BiloxiBoy" wrote in message oups.com... I'm looking for an 8-foot flush-mount decorative (as opposed to the shop versions) fluorescent lighting fixture for our kitchen. I can find plenty of 4-foot models in all kinds of different designs and finishes, but am having no luck on the 96" versions. Do they exist, and if so, might anyone be kind enough to point me in the right direction - either on the web or otherwise? Many thanks... The longest I see here in the "extra long" category is 59 inches. http://www.pegasusassociates.com/T5ExtraLongLights.jsp Is there any reason why you can't just use two 4' lights and daisy chain them? 8' used to be available as T12 (1 1/2" dia) instant start (single large pin). Don't know about now. But the tubes are a real PITA to transport. bud-- |
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8-foot fluorescent fixtures???
BiloxiBoy wrote:
I'm looking for an 8-foot flush-mount decorative (as opposed to the shop versions) fluorescent lighting fixture for our kitchen. I can find plenty of 4-foot models in all kinds of different designs and finishes, but am having no luck on the 96" versions. Do they exist, and if so, might anyone be kind enough to point me in the right direction - either on the web or otherwise? Many thanks... Check at the lighting store or an electrical supply house. The big box stores are not likely to have much. While the 8 footers have advantages, remember that they also may pose some inconveniences like handling and changing lamps, finding the lamps you want. For example in a kitchen you want a lamp that will give good color quality to the food and finding those lamps in 8 foot lamps may be difficult. -- Joseph Meehan Dia duit |
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8-foot fluorescent fixtures???
F96T12 is the bulb in the commercial ones.
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8-foot fluorescent fixtures???
While the 8 footers have advantages, remember that they also may pose some inconveniences like handling and changing lamps, finding the lamps you want. For example in a kitchen you want a lamp that will give good color quality to the food and finding those lamps in 8 foot lamps may be difficult. I know you can get both "full-spectrum" and "warm white" in 8 footers. |
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8-foot fluorescent fixtures???
-- Joseph Meehan Dia duit "Goedjn" wrote in message ... While the 8 footers have advantages, remember that they also may pose some inconveniences like handling and changing lamps, finding the lamps you want. For example in a kitchen you want a lamp that will give good color quality to the food and finding those lamps in 8 foot lamps may be difficult. I know you can get both "full-spectrum" and "warm white" in 8 footers. Yes, but it may not always be easy to find them. Assuming you are willing to look for them it should not be a reason not to get the 8 foot lamps and it is my guess that they will become more common not less. |
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8-foot fluorescent fixtures???
Yes, but it may not always be easy to find them. Assuming you are
willing to look for them it should not be a reason not to get the 8 foot lamps and it is my guess that they will become more common not less. Eight foot bulbs and fixtures were available 35 years ago. They have not become more common. I happen to have 8' bulbs, the ends for them and ballasts but not the complete fixture. Wish you lived close, I do not plan to use them and need the space. Not interested in trying to ship the bulbs. Walt Conner |
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8-foot fluorescent fixtures???
WConner wrote:
Yes, but it may not always be easy to find them. Assuming you are willing to look for them it should not be a reason not to get the 8 foot lamps and it is my guess that they will become more common not less. Eight foot bulbs and fixtures were available 35 years ago. They have not become more common. I happen to have 8' bulbs, the ends for them and ballasts but not the complete fixture. Wish you lived close, I do not plan to use them and need the space. Not interested in trying to ship the bulbs. Walt Conner I was referring to the lamps not the fixtures. I doubt if the fixtures will become more common as they are not practical for most home uses (I do have them in my garage) and most people are just not going to consider them, but as lamp technology is improving for the smaller lamps, that same technology that is becoming more common for the smaller lamps should be come more common for the large ones as well. -- Joseph Meehan Dia duit |
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