Small tubes

Starting two small Osram 4 watt universal white fluorescent tubes connected in series on a single ballast.

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• ballast
• Osram

[TheGeek1028]

F4 or F6T5?

[HanzelikR]

they are 14 cm long (without the contacts) and 1.2 cm in diameter

[dieselducy]

awesome!!! totally awesome! how did you make that light fixture.  i want one!

[HanzelikR]

i bought two tubes and two starters from the shop the ballast, starter sockets, and tube sockets i disasambled from an old photocopyer.

I simply mounted all the components on a piece of plank and wired them.

[mclarenmercedess]

@thegeek1028

I have the same backlight with four aa batteries did u get it of Amazon and has it got a small led at the end

[mclarenmercedess]

Are they t 5s

[1988tq]

I have a blacklight flashlight that uses one of those tubes.

[theonethatgoofs]

i run these on a 1.5 volt battery with the fuji circuit .and charge the battery with a 3 volt yard light solar panel that is 2 in by 2 in . it runs for about 4 or 5 hrs on a charge.

[hello112100]

Cool. We have an 8w tube in the garage which runs on a electronic ballast. but thise ones are just awsome

[TheGeek1028]

@liketechnologie11 ...actually, no inverter, either.

You can just hook it directly up to 4AA batteries in series and it'll run.

I have a small handheld blacklight that works off that concept.

[TheGeek1028]

@liketechnologie11 ...they can also start off 4 AA batteries in series.

[themaritimeman]

@TheGeek1028 They are 4-watt tubes - they are F4. Looks like F4T5CW bulbs.

[P42STUFF]

Oh yes, those are cold cathode fluorescent lamps.

I've ordered a 4W UV tube and i'm expecting it to arrive tomorow! It's a 4W 6' Germicidal that I intend to run off a small magnetic ballast or a battery powered inverter

[HanzelikR]

@P42STUFF

There are even smaller and thinner fluorescent tubes used for the backlight of an LCD display these run on a electronic ballast built in to the display. i also have a 6w UV tube, to run it i use a compact fluorescent lamp's electronic ballast.