Information about fluorescent light fittings.

In most office buildings if not all office buildings the lighting that is installed is Fluorescent lighting. Look above you at your desk and you will see a 3ft by 2 ft piece that is almost transparent. If you were to look behind that clear piece of plastic you would see elongated light bulbs.

Fluorescent lighting is a bulb or tube that is a gas discharge bulb. It uses electricity to take the mercury vapor to an excited state. Once the Mercury atoms have reached excitation the produce a short-wave ultraviolet light. That ultra violet light in turn causes a phosphor to fluoresce. Which produces visible light.

Fluorescent light always require a ballast to regulate the power flow through the bulb. A fluorescent lamp however, converts electricity into useful light better than an incandescent bulb. Compact fluorescent bulbs are being used in homes now as energy saving techniques to help save on electric/heat bills. Fluorescent bulbs use less power than incandescent bulbs. They both produce the same amount of light. Fluorescent bulbs are bigger and bulkier and more complex and a little more expensive but are worth it when you get that energy bill.

The fittings for fluorescent lights are as complex and the bulb itself. It is a long metal casing. It has a hollow cross section that has spaced apart fluorescent light holders that project from at least one wall and with another wall. The casing is provided with a releasable and removable base-plate. On that base-plate the electrical components are mounted to fasten the base plate to the fitting.

I hope this website has been helpful to say the least. To find prices contact your local hardware store or a local construction supply company. You can also try your local ACE Hardware they should be of some help as well. 

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