How do you make these?! Vertical hanging, colored, fluorescent fixtures?!

[Matt Ryan]

So Ive been working on a couple of music videos but never had time to ask how these are assembled and put together. Maybe someone on here can help me out as I'd like to make these. I've also seen them in clothing stores and was curious...How do I make these? Firstly I believe they are fluorescent tubes wrapped in or placed in colored tubes. Secondly how are they powered from just one side and not using both sides connectors? Third, how are they all linked together for power and how are they secured so they dont fall out? And Finally can they be put on a dimmer board for selective dimming? Ive seen them in sizes from 14inches to 12 feet long.

I would like to know how these are made and assembled so I can replicate.

I have attached some images to give an idea of the look. Thanks for your help in advance!

 

[Jeff Coatney]

That sure would look nice in 35mm bokeh. Have you tried contacting a retail fixtures company? There are some in downtown LA.

 

[Ketch Rossi]

I think KinoFlo has tubes that can be individually powered.

 

[Zach Gray]

You could carefully wrap a tube in rosco party gel for the color.

Isn't there an independent filament in each end of a tube? What happens when you only wire a single side? Maybe a small wire runs down the length of the back of the bulb?

 

[Cail Young]

It's a long U-shaped fluoro tube in a diffusion tube. Clever stuff. No idea who makes them, though.

 

[michael webb]

do a goggle pic search found them in 2 minutes

do a goggle pic search found them in 2 minutes

http://www.mance.com.au/products/

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/6033/mance-slim-and-spindlehog-light.html

So Ive been working on a couple of music videos but never had time to ask how these are assembled and put together. Maybe someone on here can help me out as I'd like to make these. I've also seen them in clothing stores and was curious...How do I make these? Firstly I believe they are fluorescent tubes wrapped in or placed in colored tubes. Secondly how are they powered from just one side and not using both sides connectors? Third, how are they all linked together for power and how are they secured so they dont fall out? And Finally can they be put on a dimmer board for selective dimming? Ive seen them in sizes from 14inches to 12 feet long.

I would like to know how these are made and assembled so I can replicate.

I have attached some images to give an idea of the look. Thanks for your help in advance!

 

[Matt Ryan]

http://www.mance.com.au/products/

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/6033/mance-slim-and-spindlehog-light.html

Thanks for the link Michael. Those are pretty similar, only visible difference is the lights ive seen here are illuminated to both ends of the tube (No dark areas near the top and bottom). Does anyone know how those lights in the link are made considering they are only powered from one side?

 

[Cail Young]

Does anyone know how those lights in the link are made considering they are only powered from one side?

from three posts ago

It's a long U-shaped fluoro tube in a diffusion tube. Clever stuff. No idea who makes them, though.

 

[Cail Young]

If you've ever seen Kino Flo's Diva tubes then you know what I'm talking about.

 

[Matt Ryan]

If you've ever seen Kino Flo's Diva tubes then you know what I'm talking about.

Hey Cail,
The tubes in the pictures are not u-shaped and neither are the linked photos that Michael posted. I know what your talking about in diva tube but these are slim the size of a regular fluorescent tube and since I've looked at them up close I can tell you they are not u-shaped rather a single tube placed in what looks like a colored poly carbon sleeve. I was just asking to find out if there are regular fluorescent tubes that can be powered from only one side, not the diva tubes which I am familiar with. I believe the tubes are placed in a sleeve similar to these: http://www.creativelightings.com/T1...fety-Sleeve-Tube-Guard-p/cl-fls-t12-4-blu.htm

I was not trying to overlook your comment or anything else and I appreciate your input. I apologize if you think I was undermining you in any way. Thank you.

 

[Matt Ryan]

could these be led tubes powered from one side? Is that possible?

 

[DCC Erickson]

Coated tubes with a light shooting in from one end (maybe a small halogen bulb)? They look like some kind of designer fabricated prop made especially for the window display. I can't believe you could wire a flo tube to hang that straight.

 

[Cail Young]

I've looked at them up close I can tell you they are not u-shaped rather a single tube placed in what looks like a colored poly carbon sleeve.

The ones I looked at had U-shape tubes in them. Perhaps we saw different things, then?