I like to add a sheet of ROSCO diffussion material over the lights........It takes the multiple sources and blends them together for a beautiful light...........I use the strip magnets sold for signs...... to sandwich the sheet to the 'first light-fixture'........then loosely looping over the bulbs to the 'last light-fixture'/magnet combo.........The TOUGH series are even heat-resistant......I've used them in close contact with photofloods...... Florescent lights operate "poorly" without the metal casing behind the bulbs......stick to using the contractor grade fixtures without the wide reflectors...........I recently priced some basic 2-bulb fixtures(w/o cords/plugs) within a couple dollars of 'replacement' ballast(s) alone...........You can interconnect the fixtures/sides with a 'close' fitting to make wiring the panel simple and direct...... I didn't catch what the application was but.........Rosco also makes a FLD filter that might take the sting out of those full-spectrum bulbs.....if of course the light-loss was acceptable........ doug --- PhotoRoy6@aol.com wrote: > Robert, > Did you put two tube fixtures on to the > plywood or did you get the > component parts, sockets, ballast etc and put them > directly on to the plywood? > Roy > > > In a message dated 8/17/02 4:08:51 PM EST, > robert@earnestphoto.com writes: > > > That is true. > > The last time we made a flourescent fixture to > use as a light source we > > mounted 16 8 foot full sprectrum tubes to 4x8 > sheet of plywood. > > > > it was an ugly thing, but the light was > beautiful. > > > > r > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com
