Fluorescent tube lighting without the track?

Skills software and technology
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Hey guys,

so I am working on a project right now where I am looking for fluorescent tube lighting fixtures with that damned track on the side. They do exist but I have no idea what this kind of fixture is called.
Here is an example: Save Our Souls | Konst, design och heminredning i olika former

If anybody is familiar with this, please help me out!
Feedback is greatly appreciated!

ben

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Pretty sure what you’re seeing there is 15mm Neon (argon actually) enclosed in some kind of fixture. Fluorescents can’t be 1 sided, because of how current needs to run through them to excite the gasses inside the tubes.

And if you’re spec’ing neon… prepare to meet a buzzsaw if you need UL approval.

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thanks for your reply, Nurb.
On the design studios website where I found this, it says in the description that they are “7mm fluorescent tubes”.
http://www.saveoursouls.se/sosflash.html
It is a shame that they can not be one sided and I really wonder how they solved that if it is indeed a fluorescent tube.

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You know, after thinking about this… it might be possible with a cold cathode tube (the kind you find in scanners and LCD screens. But, I haven’t seen any fixtures using these lamps. Most of the time they are hidden so aesthetics are never important.

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Nurb,
cold cathode was a great tip indeed. I will look further into it but is seems like that is exactly what I need!

thanks!