fluorescent lamp

[l3city]

Hi fellas!!:smile:
Please see the attached picture. I know something must be wrong. The fluorescent lamp is very close to the finished ceiling and is burning it (little by little). Unfortunatelly, I can't find a place in the NEC related to this, except NEC 314.25 (B). Any comments will be appreciated.
Thanks for your input.:smile:

 

[peter d]

What the heck.....?

 

[l3city]

What the heck.....?

Yeap!! and they have about 100 8ft fluorescent strip lights like the one shown.

 

[chevyx92]

Yeah I'm trying to figure out where the rest of the fixture is.

 

[chicar]

It would help to have a better discription. Is the ceiling located between the top of the bulbs and the bottom of the fixture?

 

[l3city]

Ok guys, just in case you get confused, here is a wider picture! The lamps is not much separated from the t-bar (say 1/2 inch max.):smile:

 

[chicar]

They must be some old lights. Where's the beef,I mean ballast.

 

[yanici]

That is an amazing picture. It looks like the ceiling is sandwiched between the lamps and the fixture body. Is this for real? Where is this?

John

 

[joebell]

Is this a listed fixture? I just see tombstones and lamps wheres the rest of the fixture?

Joe

 

[frenchelectrican]

That look pretty real to me a ceiling tile between the flourscent tube and luminaire.

Dang sound like someone really spend time to do that way.

now that is a instering picture to see it.


Merci.

 

[ItsHot]

where's the luminares?

where's the luminares?

Looks like lamps without luminares!

 

[electricalperson]

someone probably had the fixtures installed already and someone came and installed a new celing. probably couldnt afford to pay the electrician to come and lower the fixtures below the celing so they just built around it. probably not an electricians fault just a cheap owner

 

[wirebender]

If this is what it appears to be (surface mount luminaires above the grid with tombstones sticking through) then IMSO 110.3(B) would be one of the violations.

 

[electricalperson]

If this is what it appears to be (surface mount luminaires above the grid with tombstones sticking through) then IMSO 110.3(B) would be one of the violations.

good call on that

 

[mdshunk]

I can't even imagine what changing a ballast on those might involve. Taking out lamps, tile, and maybe even some cross tees. What a mess.

 

[Cow]

So what's above the ceiling tile?

After a few pricy ballast changes, they'll quickly realize the error of their ways...:grin:

 

[mdshunk]

In fairness, they might be fixtures with the little trap door on top the change the ballast, but still.... sheesh.

 

[480sparky]

My first reaction:

Run, Forrest! Run!

Looks like an old grocery store that been taken over by the Salvation Army (see the boxes). How 'bout a pix above the drop ceiling? Pretty please? With sugar on it?