Replace 8ft T8 in garage

[furiousanger]

Hi,

My garage has a single 8ft 100w T8 tube which has packed up.

I want to replace it with a couple of 5ft 58w T8s - one at the north end, one at the south. FYI - the garage has a 2-way switch (one at either end).

Will the two new, separate units wire in sequence?

Advice gratefully accepted.

Cheers

 

[wingcoax]

Take the feed cable currently going to light and run to the first new fitting then link to the second fitting.

 

[AdrianUK]

Hi,
My garage has a single 8ft 100w T8 tube ............
Cheers

You've got the only one ever made then!

8ft tubes have only ever been produced as T12's.....

For the record.... the T number is the diameter of the tube in 1/8" increments .... so T8 = 1" & T12 = 1.5" with the newer T5 being 5/8"

 

[furiousanger]

Take the feed cable currently going to light and run to the first new fitting then link to the second fitting.

Cheers. I'll have a good look at the wiring before I start work.

 

[furiousanger]

Hi,
My garage has a single 8ft 100w T8 tube ............
Cheers

You've got the only one ever made then!

8ft tubes have only ever been produced as T12's.....

For the record.... the T number is the diameter of the tube in 1/8" increments .... so T8 = 1" & T12 = 1.5" with the newer T5 being 5/8"

No wonder my googling was unsuccessful.

Great - thanks for putting me straight.