Our Fluorescent Long Tubes are the Top Choice of Sign-makers

Voltarc Technologies Inc., an important part of our LightSources group, is the country’s leading designer and manufacturer of fluorescent and neon sign lighting components.  We are proud to be the designer and manufacturer of fluorescent sign long lamps that are the first choice of sign-makers across the country. 

Available in both a variety of highly customized and standard sizes, our fluorescent long lamps help streamline the construction process and provide significant savings to our customers.  When you choose Voltarc’s nine or ten foot long lamps, it will reduce the number of wiring components, sockets and ballasts required during the installation process and result in fewer parts, fewer outages and overall less maintenance. 

In addition fluorescent long lamps not only offer customer’s cost-efficiency, but also provide superior performance and can be used just like any other straight high-output fluorescent lamp.  To install, the ballast should be able to carry up to four F108, F117, F120T12/HO lamps, which can be found at any sign ballast maker.  When using our long lamps, we recommend sign-makers provide starting aids to ensure a reliable lamp start-up especially in times of low temperatures or high humidity. 

If you are considering a double faced sign, we suggest using a grounded strip of metal stretched the length of the lamp to serve as your starting aid.   Acceptable distances are ½ “wide and ½” away or ¼“ wide, ¼” away.  If your sign is single-faced, the metal cabinet back is generally sufficient for grounding purposes but our experts are more than happy to help answer any questions.     

 

Voltarc’s extensive portfolio also includes high-quality standard and customized fluorescent sign lamps, neon tubing, and U-lamps.  Furthermore, our innovative cup-cathode construction provides unsurpassed electrical life to the TriLight Max Series of fluorescent lamps.  Please see our website for more information. 

  

LightSources and our affiliated companies represent the leading high-tech designers and manufacturers in the lamp industry today.  Our products are used world-wide in a multitude of applications and industries such as our avionic display backlighting that is part of the National Defense and US Space Program.  Please contact us to learn more about our extensive selection of lamps.