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Mounting lights on trunking

Baldyhugh
Hi


A customer of mine has asked me to fit some lights on an existing job that I am currently in the middle of. I have a 3x3 galv trunking suspended at high level and was considering mounting a few 5 foot led vapourproof fittings directly to the underside of the trunking. It would be the simplest way that I can see but have never done it like this before and was wondering if it was an acceptable method. 


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    Some of the designs of spring clip are a bit hopeless on a non-flat surface *- I have seen some "value"  trunking that was a bit bendy -- if so you may want something to stiffen the trunking a bit  where the screws go in for the clips, or even a bit of unistrut as an interposer (having fitted the lamp to unistrut, use unistrut to attach to what ever you like really, if things do not line up neatly otherwise). You will need some sort of stuffing gland as well for the cable, but I'm sure you know that.

    Those hooks are for jack chains, and while you could do that, short lengths look odd.


    (* the IK test for the clips being the Scouts and a football. The whole lot falls out of the clips and dangles sadly by the wires if the clip is anything other than very firm indeed.)
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    Some of the designs of spring clip are a bit hopeless on a non-flat surface *- I have seen some "value"  trunking that was a bit bendy -- if so you may want something to stiffen the trunking a bit  where the screws go in for the clips, or even a bit of unistrut as an interposer (having fitted the lamp to unistrut, use unistrut to attach to what ever you like really, if things do not line up neatly otherwise). You will need some sort of stuffing gland as well for the cable, but I'm sure you know that.

    Those hooks are for jack chains, and while you could do that, short lengths look odd.


    (* the IK test for the clips being the Scouts and a football. The whole lot falls out of the clips and dangles sadly by the wires if the clip is anything other than very firm indeed.)
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