I want to fit a fluorescent light above a 60cm kitchen cupboard, but a
60cm light fitting is too wide. I think my best bet would be to get a
couple of BC lamp holders and fit compact fluorescents - I've got
these nearly everywhere in the house, so I've always got spares.

Ideally I'd like to use lamp holders with a built-in bracket on the
side, so I can screw them to a base; the lamps would be horizontal.

I've seen this sort of fitting in fridges, ovens, extractor hoods, but
they are proving elusive to buy on they own, especially with a BC.

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Nigel M

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Nigel Molesworth wrote:
I want to fit a fluorescent light above a 60cm kitchen cupboard, but a
60cm light fitting is too wide. I think my best bet would be to get a
couple of BC lamp holders and fit compact fluorescents - I've got
these nearly everywhere in the house, so I've always got spares.

You could use a 21" tube with a separate ballast. This would give the most
even light.

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Ideally I'd like to use lamp holders with a built-in bracket on
the side, so I can screw them to a base;

Batten holder and a lump of wood?

I want to fit a fluorescent light above a 60cm kitchen cupboard,
but a 60cm light fitting is too wide.

Alternatively, fluorescent tubes can be quite short. There's no magic 60cm
length being the shortest.

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Ind...ing/index.html

Show lengths from 275mm. You'd get a 10W 423mm in a 600mm cupboard easily.
Indeed, you would probably squeeze in the 525mm, although this might not be
possible. If you want extra light, just use a couple adjacent. You don't
need the link leads, you can just run the supplied leads into a junction box
if you prefer. You can also butt the lights up directly with no lead at all
and they will link. I do that with a couple of mine.

I have a number of the 16W/525mm and a 30W/815mm in my kitchen and they
provide very nice under cupboard illumination. (The 815mm one is up the
chimney to light the cooker surface). They're very cheap, too. Just over a
fiver each, including tube and cable.

Christian.

On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 15:10:07 -0000, Christian McArdle wrote:

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Ind...ing/index.html

Good idea, thanks.

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Nigel M

Nigel Molesworth wrote:
I want to fit a fluorescent light above a 60cm kitchen cupboard, but a
60cm light fitting is too wide.

Why not get a narrower one?

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says...
I want to fit a fluorescent light above a 60cm kitchen cupboard, but a
60cm light fitting is too wide. I think my best bet would be to get a
couple of BC lamp holders and fit compact fluorescents - I've got
these nearly everywhere in the house, so I've always got spares.

Ideally I'd like to use lamp holders with a built-in bracket on the
side, so I can screw them to a base; the lamps would be horizontal.

I've seen this sort of fitting in fridges, ovens, extractor hoods, but
they are proving elusive to buy on they own, especially with a BC.


Get the sort of holder with a threaded base intended for table lamps,
and attach it to a steel bracket.