Wanted: fixtures for blacklights

Helping Out
#1

So: I have four 48" fluorescent blacklight tubes, but I DON’T have a portable fixture for them! If anybody has interest in some “rave strength” blacklight for the fancefloor, UV art, and so on, I’m in search of 48" plug-in fluorescent fixtures.

Do you have a one, two or four-tube portable fixture you can loan? I’m happy to give them back at the end of the weekend, perhaps just a little dustier than before. If you’re in the Portland area, I can also pickup/dropoff and haul the fixture(s) to and from camp, in case you won’t have room in your own vehicle for them.

Reply or PM me if you can help - thanks!

p.s. I should add, I do have other smaller blacklights to bring regardless of whether I find bigger fixtures! The big ones are just WAY brighter is all. ;D

#2

We got a 48" dual tube fluorescent light fixture we can bring, just need to make sure the lights are secured in them. Fittings are a little loose.

#3

That sounds great - I’m sure can find a way to secure the tubes (electrical tape / clothesline rope / zip ties), so no worries there. Thank you!

#4

I can bring two new-in-box dual-tube blacklights already in fixtures as well. 48" 120VAC

#5

More blacklights are always welcome. :slight_smile: I can bring my four 48" tubes again this year, though I still don’t have fixtures for them. Good to have as extras, though!

#6

If this is needed as an alternative…

I just bought a 5m/15ft reel of black light LEDs.

That’s pretty easy to hang, but it requires 72Watt of power at 12V,
and I don’t have a power brick for it (someone else will loan me
one at burning man). I could bring that if there’s someone with a 12VDC
power supply that can hold the wattage. I can cut the strip if needed
to reduce the power requirement.

#7

Ooh, a UV LED strip would be very useful indeed! Thanks for the offer. :slight_smile: My camp will have our own power (generator) so that’s no problem at all.

Here’s what our setup looked like last year: https://picasaweb.google.com/101391290449553057332/CFT2014?authkey=Gv1sRgCOPxm9fX76zv7gE#6045913750979290754 …just look for a similar monkeyhut-dome-monkeyhut configuration this year to find us!

#8

Nice! :smile:
If it wasn’t such a short trip I’d bring the monkey hut too to experiment cutting the ribs to 5ft, joined with sleeves.
I also am making cushions for fur camp right now and have a few ready I could share.

Does your generator output a stable 12V or only 110VAC? If so I’ll need a 60Watt 12V 5Amp power brick.

#9

It’s 5kw total combined power. The power that comes off isn’t terribly clean (I don’t have a good means to ground it) but works decent to power all our other LED strips.