Re: [Shop-talk] flourescent to led changeover

[Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>]

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I bought these at Lowe's and I am quite happy with them:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-Ultra-Bright-LED-Direct-Wire-32-Watt-EQ-T8-Dayl=
ight-Medium-Bi-pin-g13-LED-Light-Bulb-2-Pack/5013821001
They are super bright - at least twice as bright as the old fluorescent
bulbs I was using.  They are "direct wire", so I had to tear out the
ballasts, but that was easy to do.

They also make a version that is 96" long with single-pin bases:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-Ultra-Bright-Direct-Wire-250-Watt-EQ-T8-Dayligh=
t-Single-Pin-T8-LED-Light-Bulb-2-Pack/5013822219

Doug

On Mon, Oct 19, 2026 at 1:24=E2=80=AFPM john niolon <jniolon@att.net> wrote=
:

> Hi all
>
> My 30 year old 8' t-12 (single pin) garage fixtures are slowly dying...(4
> total double tube)
> the old t-12s are hard to find and expensive (16-20 bucks a tube)
>
> Want to change to led... lots of options  - 8' led tubes are expensive to=
o
> ...
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div>I bought these at Lowe&#39=
;s and I am quite happy with them:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.lowes.com/pd=
/GE-Ultra-Bright-LED-Direct-Wire-32-Watt-EQ-T8-Daylight-Medium-Bi-pin-g13-L=
ED-Light-Bulb-2-Pack/5013821001">https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-Ultra-Bright-L=
ED-Direct-Wire-32-Watt-EQ-T8-Daylight-Medium-Bi-pin-g13-LED-Light-Bulb-2-Pa=
ck/5013821001</a></div><div>They are super bright - at least twice as brigh=
t as the old fluorescent bulbs I was using.=C2=A0 They are &quot;direct wir=
e&quot;, so I had to tear out the ballasts, but that was easy to do.</div><=
div><br></div><div>They also make a version that is 96&quot; long with sing=
le-pin bases:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-Ultra-Bright-Dire=
ct-Wire-250-Watt-EQ-T8-Daylight-Single-Pin-T8-LED-Light-Bulb-2-Pack/5013822=
219">https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-Ultra-Bright-Direct-Wire-250-Watt-EQ-T8-Da=
ylight-Single-Pin-T8-LED-Light-Bulb-2-Pack/5013822219</a></div><div><br></d=
iv><div>Doug</div><div><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_cont=
ainer"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Oct 19, 2026 at 1:24=
=E2=80=AFPM john niolon &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jniolon@att.net";>jniolon@att.=
net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"marg=
in:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1e=
x">

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<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">Hi all</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI"></font>=C2=A0</div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">My 30 year old 8&#39; t-12 (single pin)=C2=A0g=
arage fixtures are slowly dying...(4 total double tube)</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">the old t-12s are hard to find and expensive (=
16-20 bucks a tube)</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI"></font>=C2=A0</div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">Want to change to led... lots of options=C2=A0=
 - 8&#39; led tubes are expensive too ... </font></div><div>=C2=A0</div></d=
iv></blockquote></div></div>

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