Abstract: A fluorescent tube lighting fixture and method of fabrication characterized by the selection of a common channel housing including a central mounting bore wherein either a first circuit board device, including a single transistor mounting foot, or a second circuit board device, including two laterally spaced apart transistor mounting feet, may be selected for mounting to the common channel housing. To mount the first circuit board device to the channel housing, the first circuit board device is positioned on the channel housing and a fastener is inserted through a fastener bore of the single transistor mounting foot and mounting bore of the channel housing.

Abstract: A fluorescent lighting fixture including a channel-shaped housing formed with oppositely disposed elongated side walls projecting forwardly from a back wall and defining at their free extremities inwardly opening confronting grooves for receipt of the opposite sides of a lens. Mounted directed on the back wall at the opposite ends thereof are two pair of sockets for receiving the opposite ends of fluorescent tubes and arranged longitudinally between the confronting sockets are electrical components mounted from such back wall. Disposed on the lateral opposite sides of such components are shoulder rivets formed with rivet heads standing off from the back wall. A sheet metal way cover covers the electrical components and is hat shaped in cross-section and formed with outwardly turned flanges which clip under the respective rivet heads to releasably hold the way cover in its mounted position.