Unfortunately, Mark, now three years on, I have forgotten the details. HD had only introduced them in their product line recently, and the floor walker was keen on getting some sold. I think they were Feit, 2X4, white thin metal frame that isn’t really flush mount, but tucks up fairly tightly against the ceiling. It wires into the standard box, but there’s a thin metal plate that must be screwed into ceiling joists first, centered around the junction box. The plate has six flat hooks that snags the underside of the frame. You lay the light and frame up against it and slide it one way to engage the hooks, and that’s it…let go and flip the switch. It looks so much like a bright skylight that we both clapped with delight. Remember, we live in the gloomy PNW, and it gets almost desperate by Christmas to get a nice sunny day.
They’re pricey, but once you swallow hard and get them in place, several 2’ers in your train room, you’ll do a jig.
Wow, [(-D], so we get a climpse of your layout? [(-D]
Mike.
Sorry! Duplicate post [:$] How did that happen?
See below
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This photo, which I shot with the camera stopped-down a bit, shows the difference in the light output of a 2x4 POFF (Plain Old Fluorescent Fixture) and beyond, a 2x2 LED flat panel (not edge-lit, though).
IMG_8608 by Edmund, on Flickr
There’s four T-8 High output tubes in the fluorescent fixture.
I replace them as time permits. Right now I have eight including one over my work bench and one over Mrs. Pullman’s sewing machine.
I get them from Amazon.
Thank you.
The camera seems to make the shadows more noticable than in reality. In some areas I want to highlight, what did they call them?, LDEs or something, Layout Design Elements. Anyway, I can highlight certain areas of interest. I sometimes choose lamps with a wider or smaller beam-spread for this reason.
I only mentioned recessed cans as a reply to Steve, AKA sktrains, since he mentioned the LED adapter fittings which actually don’t recess too much at all and have a much wider beam spread.
Thank You, Ed