10w fluorescent tube bulb - where to get??

calex71

looking to get my hands on one of these to replace the bulb in a fitting over a bathroom mirror. Its proving extremely difficult to track one down.

The one i need is a T5 model if that means anything to anyone and is a bi-pin one. it needs to be 340mm long and 12mm wide (length not including pins)

manufacturer of existing and broken one is eterna.

This seems to be what im after here

but was hoping to pick one up from a shop in drogheda or rathfarnham area's over the weekend.

So far tried home base and wesco's but no luck.

calex71

bump.

anyone?

Stoner

From the stickey on the front page of the electrical Forum, most electrical wholesalers should be able to order them in if they dont have them

stick your county into this page, give them a shout first save you a drive, also Northdublin (a poster here) might help out too.

http://www.aew.ie/memfind.htm

so maybe these guys ?

Louth
Name: Eastern Electrical,
Address: Coes Road,
Dundalk,
Co. Louth.
Contact: Ian Brodigan
Phone: 042-37101
Fax: 042-37193
Website: www.eastern-electrical.ie
E-Mail: ian.brodigan@hagemeyer.ie





Name: Eastern Electrical,
Address: Unit 5, Donore Industrial Estate,
Drogheda,
Co. Louth.
Contact: Damien Clarke
Phone: 041-30583
Fax: 041-30585
Website: www.eastern-electrical.ie
E-Mail: damien.clarke@hagemeyer.ie








Electrical Wholesalers--
like many things in life, the person you are dealing with at the time can make a huge difference on where you recommend. So here are the main contenders without opinions, I'll add to this, if I leave anything out remind me.

Kellihers
http://www.kellihers.com/ they have over 20 stores around the country.

T.O.Reillies
http://www.tores.ie/index1.html

Eurosales Sandyford 01 2941802

Eastern Electircal. EWL etc
http://www.schneiderelectric.ie/distributer.htm

Meteor electrical
http://www.meteorelectrical.com

Edmundson Electrical
Dublin, 01 882 0770
www.edmundson-electrical.co.uk

P & G Harkness Electrical Wholesalers Limited
Dublin Red Cow,Naas Road:01-4591809

The Association of electrical Wholesalers Ireland has lots of other branches, like ,CT Electrical Wholesales etc, this is a decent index of small to large wholesalers broken down over different locations.
http://www.aew.ie/memfind.htm

northdublin

most of those t5 lamp sizes are specific to the manufacturer. you might find it difficult to get unless you can find out the manufacturer. it can only be a matter of milimeters sometimes. we get about 5 ppl a day into us looking for those bulbs and with out a sample or a manufacturer its near impossible. we had so much trouble with them in the past we now only stock the same ones we sell the fittings for.

calex71

thanks for the info guys ill check that out ,

I thought i mentioned the make was Eterna. You are quite correct when you say size is specific to manufacturer as i have found out durring my search.

northdublin

calex71 wrote: »

thanks for the info guys ill check that out ,

I thought i mentioned the make was Eterna. You are quite correct when you say size is specific to manufacturer as i have found out durring my search.

soory didnt read the post propperly. eterna should be easy to get. ther eone of the more common brands. we usually do them in our place but not sure if we have them.