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Article #2339Re: Supply for LV lighting application?
From: Barry Lennox
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 20:38
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 20:38
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On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 12:42:21 -0800, DaveC <anon@bugus.net> wrote: >I've been asked to help light a small office building hallway. The >fluorescent lamps are way too harsh for the office workers, and the tenants >favor the overhead QH approach. > >I've looked at the local home centers' lighting departments and see quite a >selection of LV systems using overhead steel cable with 3 hanging reflector >bulbs (with a choice of trim, or not) tapped in at appropriate intervals. > Just use distributed 12vac transformers. I have seen the QH lighting ones, typically 12-15 amps, in building recyclers pretty cheap. They would be worth a look. If it's a commercial building that you do not own, check out the building code/rules/regs, otherwise the electrical gestapo will have your ass! Barry Lennox
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