Will this light strip be big enough for my marquee?

[chucklepie]

Hello,
My marquee is 660mm by 150mm.

I've bought a 14w Fluorescent 60cm T5 Striplight. It's a tight squeeze and I'm wondering whether it's overkill.

Do you think a a 8w 34cm would do? I'm more thinking would the edge of the marquee be dim?

thanks.

[lilshawn]

most marquees use an "F15T8" fluorescent light. it's about 43 centimetres.

it's 15 watts and pretty bright. I guess my question would be... is your marquee DARK or does it have a fair amount of bright or white colour in it?

if it's dark I would suggest the brighter bulb...otherwise you may hardly notice it's lit up since most of the light is going to blocked.

if it's light or fairly brightly coloured a lower wattage may do just fine.

I would still try to get one al long as the opening will fit. You don't want a "hot spot" of light in the middle of the marquee and have the edges dark.

with flourecent fixtures try to find something with the stadard "medium Bi-pin" also known as a "G13" connections... the bulbs are a lot more common than the small size commonly found with Chinese imported fixtures. and the bulbs are about 1/4 the price of them too.

[chucklepie]

Cheers, I'll stick with the longer one then. As for the marquee, I haven't decided on the design yet, but I've found a place that's cheap enough and do prints on 'backlit' paper.