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| 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. |
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