Jul 15, 2018 at 11:48 AM Author: fluorescent lover 40
Cool setup!

Current: US 120v 60hz
Power provider: Southern California Edison (SCE)

-Date decoder of some US lamps 1960-present.
-I'll save any vintage lamp... dead or alive!

Jul 15, 2018 at 11:54 AM Author: Fluorescent05
I like it too!

Don't be fooLED, T8 IS the worst thing to do to a magnetic T12 fixture.

Jul 15, 2018 at 05:23 PM Author: streetlight98
Cool project. Glad to hear it's temporary though! Exposed wires/splices in a drop ceiling is no bueno! As is letting wires rest on the ceiling grid.

To resist is to piss in the wind, anyone who does will end up smelling.

Jul 15, 2018 at 08:43 PM Author: Fluorescent05
I already took it out. If the pullchain weren't there, the wires would be all inside the under cabinet light. I wonder if ggills can make me a 2xF20T12 lensed troffer that is approximately 2 feet by 9 inches to fit that spot in the ceiling. It would have 2 ballast spots to fit HPF or LPF ballasts and a standard squeeze-to-remove ballast cover with starter holes.

Don't be fooLED, T8 IS the worst thing to do to a magnetic T12 fixture.

Jul 16, 2018 at 03:57 AM Author: streetlight98
9 inches sounds pretty tight to fit three t12s plus a channel cover. Would be awesome to see a troffer light that though.

To resist is to piss in the wind, anyone who does will end up smelling.

Jul 16, 2018 at 05:35 AM Author: Fluorescent05
Maybe 2 T12s with the channel cover in the middle. That way, I would be able to use it with a full size channel cover, not those tiny ones for electronic ballasts only.

Don't be fooLED, T8 IS the worst thing to do to a magnetic T12 fixture.

Jul 16, 2018 at 02:54 PM Author: streetlight98
That should work. You might be able to mod a two lamp wrap light to sit in a drop ceiling with a flat diffuser panel.

To resist is to piss in the wind, anyone who does will end up smelling.

Jul 16, 2018 at 08:22 PM Author: Fluorescent05
How would I do that?

Don't be fooLED, T8 IS the worst thing to do to a magnetic T12 fixture.

Jul 16, 2018 at 08:56 PM Author: streetlight98
Your imagination.

To resist is to piss in the wind, anyone who does will end up smelling.

Jul 18, 2018 at 07:26 PM Author: Fluorescent05
I don't have a very good one

Don't be fooLED, T8 IS the worst thing to do to a magnetic T12 fixture.

Jul 03, 2019 at 09:30 AM Author: Fluorescent05
Would it be possible to custom-make a 4 foot by 9 inch troffer for 3 F40T12s that has a ballast compartment above the lamps so that a setup like this would be up to code?

Don't be fooLED, T8 IS the worst thing to do to a magnetic T12 fixture.

Jul 03, 2019 at 06:02 PM Author: streetlight98
Technically any homemade fixture is not code compliant, as it would lack a safety listing such as UL, ETL, or CSA. NEC requires all light fixtures, electrical appliances, etc to be "listed". Granted, you can make a custom fixture and install it in your own home and it will be totally safe as long as you use common sense. But by the book, you cant.

To resist is to piss in the wind, anyone who does will end up smelling.

Jul 03, 2019 at 06:45 PM Author: Fluorescent05
Quote from streetlight98 on Jul 03, 2019 at 06:02 PM Technically any homemade fixture is not code compliant, as it would lack a safety listing such as UL, ETL, or CSA. NEC requires all light fixtures, electrical appliances, etc to be "listed". Granted, you can make a custom fixture and install it in your own home and it will be totally safe as long as you use common sense. But by the book, you cant. Right now I am faced with the conflict of safety (code compliance) vs. possibility. My parents will not let me get a proper fixture or staple wires.

Don't be fooLED, T8 IS the worst thing to do to a magnetic T12 fixture.

Jul 03, 2019 at 07:05 PM Author: fluorescent lover 40
Quote from Fluorescent05 on Jul 03, 2019 at 06:45 PM Right now I am faced with the conflict of safety (code compliance) vs. possibility. My parents will not let me get a proper fixture or staple wires. My room didn't have ANY ceiling light or fan until my dad let me install my American Fluorescent 2-lamp F17T8 wraparound which can mount to the junction box in the ceiling without making any more holes. The light currently has a Philips F17T8/TL830 ALTO and a Philips F17T8/DX ALTO.

Current: US 120v 60hz
Power provider: Southern California Edison (SCE)

-Date decoder of some US lamps 1960-present.
-I'll save any vintage lamp... dead or alive!

Jul 03, 2019 at 07:53 PM Author: Fluorescent05
Quote from fluorescent lover 40 on Jul 03, 2019 at 07:05 PM My room didn't have ANY ceiling light or fan until my dad let me install my American Fluorescent 2-lamp F17T8 wraparound which can mount to the junction box in the ceiling without making any more holes. The light currently has a Philips F17T8/TL830 ALTO and a Philips F17T8/DX ALTO. Why was there a junction box if there was no light?

Don't be fooLED, T8 IS the worst thing to do to a magnetic T12 fixture.

Jul 03, 2019 at 07:56 PM Author: fluorescent lover 40
Quote from Fluorescent05 on Jul 03, 2019 at 07:53 PM Why was there a junction box if there was no light? There was a cover over the junction box. My dad was too lazy to buy a light no matter how many times I asked.

Current: US 120v 60hz
Power provider: Southern California Edison (SCE)

-Date decoder of some US lamps 1960-present.
-I'll save any vintage lamp... dead or alive!

Jul 03, 2019 at 09:23 PM Author: Fluorescent05
Quote from fluorescent lover 40 on Jul 03, 2019 at 07:56 PM There was a cover over the junction box. My dad was too lazy to buy a light no matter how many times I asked. Was there a wall switch that did nothing before you put the light up?

Don't be fooLED, T8 IS the worst thing to do to a magnetic T12 fixture.

Jul 03, 2019 at 10:17 PM Author: fluorescent lover 40
Quote from Fluorescent05 on Jul 03, 2019 at 09:23 PM Was there a wall switch that did nothing before you put the light up? Yes there is.

Current: US 120v 60hz
Power provider: Southern California Edison (SCE)

-Date decoder of some US lamps 1960-present.
-I'll save any vintage lamp... dead or alive!

Jul 04, 2019 at 05:46 AM Author: Fluorescent05
Quote from fluorescent lover 40 on Jul 03, 2019 at 10:17 PM Yes there is. Did you install a vintage switch there or not?

Don't be fooLED, T8 IS the worst thing to do to a magnetic T12 fixture.