I have build my one light fixure for fluorescent lamp but didnt see any tutorial here.
You have two options.
1. To build it with magnetic balast
2. With electric balast (which is better and cheeper too) - ill tell you how to make it with this one
Things you need:
- soldering iron
- solder
- pliers
- electrical tape
- energy saving boulb of how many watts your neon tube has
- neon tube fixure (things you atatch tube in) or you can make it by your self
- power cable
1. Disassemble enery saving boulb of your watt-age but be careful not to brake the glass, there is mercury in there. Just with a flat screwdriver carefully depart white thing from glass part. There should be little circuit in there, cut all wires from boulb an you should be ready to go.
2. There is 4 wires on one side. That is what you link to neon tube. Left ones to one side of tube, right ones to right. Be sure to not mix it up. You will need some wire for this step.
3. On the other side of circuit there are 2 wires that are your power wires. That wires connect to your power cable. Solder everything together.
4. You can mess with fixures (just wrap wire around one pin of tube but be sure that wire doesnt touch other pin) or you can go in your local electric shop and buy one for few $.
If you did everything right lamp should light up
Hope it helped
