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[TheBoy]

Any recommendations?

[VXL V6]

When I used to have a house with a garage....  I just got some second hand fluorescent tubes and holders, obviously more modern fittings with LED's are probably the way to go now.

[TheBoy]

When I used to have a house with a garage....  I just got some second hand fluorescent tubes and holders, obviously more modern fittings with LED's are probably the way to go now.

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[VXL V6]

I've heard Mummy and Daddy Tunnie have some nice lights in their garage.....

Just saying like   

[CaptainZok]

Explosion proof fittings may be worth thinking about. 

[TheBoy]

I've heard Mummy and Daddy Tunnie have some nice lights in their garage.....

Just saying like   

Hmmm, I susect I could get in there as well 

[aaronjb]

I have these in the workshop - they are a million times better than the cheaper ones I have in the garage:
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/GLSW235HF.html
With the LAFLT35DL tubes (865 - Daylight)

[Sir Tigger KC]

Gas lamp? 

[Keith ABS]

Check out toolstation. They seem to be offering some better prices than screwfix at the moment
Keith B

[Marks DTM Calib]

As per my recommendation to Tunnie, I use this supplier for light fittings:

http://www.alertelectrical.com/prodvar/4112/weatherproof-hf-fluorescent-1-x-36w

The key thing to get is a HF fitting as the tubes last longer and there is no wanky starter to worry about.

[brendan1983]

I've used these in my garage... instant on, no flickering 

http://www.alertelectrical.com/prodvar/4/eterna-58w-5ft-fluorescent-with-diffuser

[TheBoy]

Now if my bloody sparky brother would pick up the bastid phone   

I'm guessing for garage, it doesn't have to be weatherproof. Any advantages to using non weatherproof - less to get dirty/aged etc?

[aaronjb]

The main reason I used the IP65 ones is that they're sturdier - so if I clout it accidentally with something I won't get covered in bits of falling glass dagger.. quite apart from the fact that the glass alone can end up a long way embedded into you, google images "fluorescent tube injuries" if you want to see why it's bad juju.. as long as you have a strong stomach, anyway!

[05omegav6]

The main reason I used the IP65 ones is that they're sturdier - so if I clout it accidentally with something I won't get covered in bits of falling glass dagger.. quite apart from the fact that the glass alone can end up a long way embedded into you, google images "fluorescent tube injuries" if you want to see why it's bad juju.. as long as you have a strong stomach, anyway!

Fortunately I had digested my breakfast

[aaronjb]

Fortunately mercury injuries like that are (I believe) pretty rare - certainly I know plenty of people who've cleaned up smashed tubes without having half their hand dissolve.. but I have seen a picture of a friend of mine with a chunk of tube sticking out of his arm after someone knocked it while he was standing under it