Have i bought the correct fluorescent light

[gerbil]

I have been thinking of putting a fluorescent light up in the loft and running it off a plug, so i went to b&q and bought a fluorescent electronic batten as it was very light and slim to the others b&q sold. So now i have bought it i'm thinking i should have bought the normal fluorescent light but before i take the wrapping off will it still give a good light as the others and will i still be able to wire a plug up to it.

 

[telectrix]

you should be ok with a plug in it. make sure you use flex, not T/E and fit a 3A fuse in the plug.

 

[Short Circuit]

what wattage is the lamp?

 

[gerbil]

what wattage is the lamp?

5ft 58w

 

[Short Circuit]

that will be fine for a loft - pointless taking it back

 

[gerbil]

Cheers everyone the help is much appreciated.

 

[UKMeterman]

One tip, do get a 20mm gland and some flex to do a proper job of it

 

[grantr37]

spot on for a loft, screw it onto one of the overhead wooden beams, use white 3 core flex and a 20mm stuffing Gland, if you don't have a stuffing gland (plastic type) message me an address to use and I will post a couple of 20mm Glands and some heatshrink out to you by 1st class post...

 

[gerbil]

One tip, do get a 20mm gland and some flex to do a proper job of it

I bought a 20mm gland and its to big so can you get them about 14mm.

 

[UKMeterman]

Hi,
Too big? If it won't fit through the hole, have you tried undoing the nut and just passing the threaded section through the hole, sorry to ask a simple question. You can get them M12 M14 M16.

If it won't tighten down onto the cable when you tighten it up then you can get them with a smaller internal hole. If your supplier won't help farnell will.

 

[gerbil]

The threaded part is way to big for the hole so it looks like i need a m14.

 

[Marvo]

You may need to refer to the instruction leaflet to find out the size. The next size down from 20mm is generally 16mm.

16MM BLK - TE CONNECTIVITY / AMP - CABLE GLAND, BLACK, M16 | Farnell United Kingdom