Re: small flourescent fixtures

[E R Swanson <ers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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...

On Mon, 16 Nov 1998, Tom Deering wrote:

> >What about modifying the fixture to take a smaller tube? E.g. cutting it
> >down? --E
> 
> Can that really be done?  I thought there was some special inert gas
> inside.  Oh, wait.  This is a joke, right?
> 
> Tom "Bulb Hacker" Deering
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