Re: small flourescent fixtures

[Tom Deering <tdeering@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I went back and re-read your message.  I can see I misunderstood.  You
suggested to cut down the housing.  I thought you meant to cut down the
bulb.  I don't think you can alter the bulbs because there is inert gas
inside.

The existing bulb is too long to fit between the wooden ends of the Saturn
viewer, so hacking the lamp housing won't help.  I will check if smaller
flourescent bulbs exist next time I'm in that store.

Tom



>No, not a joke! I think the bulb ends follow some standards for attaching.
>If there are lamps made that are shorter, then I think it would be easier
>to buy the ready made lamp which has all the fittings, wires, a switch and
>a ballast and go after the housing with a hacksaw. You can generally do a
>workaround re the battery holder if that's a problem because Radio Shack
>has quite a few variations-- also there are smaller 6v batteries out
>there. At $14 it's not to expensive to play with a little...