Slightly OT Sturdy 24VAC Light fixture

This is a bit of an odd one but here goes anyway.

We have a machine that uses 24VDC flourescent fixtures to light up the inside of it while running. The fixtures contain two tubes about 16" long. The machine is a wire bobbin takeup and as such there is occasional wire flapping around inside the machine smashing against everything in site including this fixture.

The OEM fixtures are good heavy duty die cast units with very thick acrylic covers and have stood up quite well over the years but we have still managed to beat one into submission and I need a replacement.

The OEM replacement is $700.00 and is in Germany.

So can anyone recommend a supplier for a good heavy duty 24V DC floresent fixture that I can get in North America.

thanks.

edit: title says 24VAC should be DC, cant seem to change the title

Use an LED light bar. Very rugged and some are waterproof.

I use these look under light bars. http://www.theledlight.com/

The come with clips for cabinet mounting.

We have some mounted to magnets and sj cord so you can move them around in large cabinets

AB has a 24vdc model also. Not sure if it is out yet. I saw it at CAOTM last Year

More links

http://www.magnalight.com/c-140-led-light-bar.aspx

http://www.magnalight.com/pc-1754-1...-40-leds--1300l-x-330w--12-2436-volts-dc.aspx

http://www.ledshoponline.com/led_lightbar.htm

http://www.magnalight.com/c-140-led-lights.aspx

I use Light Wild pixels http://www.lightwild.com/products/pixels.asp They also have LED bars.

Its an epoxy potted LED array. It's not shown on the website but its also available in an aluminum housing about the size of a hockey puck with a polycarbonate lens over it. These are super bright white LED arrays.

Go to your auto accessories store and buy a Hella LED 24 volt dc light, thats used as a truck backing light or parking light.

Don't know if they do anything with 24VDC fluorescent, but I know they make LED fixtures.

http://www.lcdoane.com/root/default.htm

Idec also has 24 VDC LED strip lights which are designed as a replacement for fluorescent lights.

http://www.idec.com/usen/products/Catalogs/LED/LED.html

Vic said:

Idec also has 24 VDC LED strip lights which are designed as a replacement for fluorescent lights.

http://www.idec.com/usen/products/Catalogs/LED/LED.html

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Nice lights, but holy smokes, those suckers are expen$ive The IP67 LED bar lists at 900 bucks!


The IP57 strips aren't so bad at 210 a pop. I'll hang on to that link for future reference. Thanks.

Alaric said:

Nice lights, but holy smokes, those suckers are expen$ive The IP67 LED bar lists at 900 bucks!

The IP57 strips aren't so bad at 210 a pop. I'll hang on to that link for future reference. Thanks.

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Funny, I just priced out the exact same one, looks like a nice fixture but yea $900 aint cheap. I ordered one of their IP54 rated strips, we'll see how that holds up.

Thanks for the links guys.