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Re: [TR] LED tube florescent light replacements

To: Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] LED tube florescent light replacements
From: Michael Marr <mmarr@albiontechnical.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:24:40 +0000
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Thread-topic: [TR] LED tube florescent light replacements
I have installed a bunch of new LED â??dusk to dawnâ?? fixtures and they are 
fine in all temperatures. I can heartily recommend them. 

Mike

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> On Apr 15, 2020, at 13:36, Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com> wrote:
> 
> How do they work in cold weather?  My fluorescent lights really really 
> don't like the cold.
> 
> Regards, Tony Drews
> 
>> On 4/15/2020 1:28 PM, Phil Ethier wrote:
>> I had tons of problems trying to replace tubes with LED.
>> 
>> It was cheaper to recycle the tubes and fixtures then buy new LED units from 
>> Menards. They work great, look better, and create no hassle.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>>> On Apr 15, 2020, at 12:02 PM, Randall <TR3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> My suggestion would be to bypass the ballasts.  They waste power and may
>>> fail in the future.  I've also found some that didn't want to work with LED
>>> bulbs, even the ones that say they will work with a ballast. One of my old
>>> fixtures apparently failed the first time it was powered up with LEDs in
>>> place; it had been working before but didn't work afterwards (even with the
>>> original fluorescent bulbs).  Of course, if you don't bypass the ballasts,
>>> look for the bulbs that say they will work with a ballast.
>>> 
>>> Watch out for lumen ratings, some of the LED bulbs are cheating on their
>>> "watt equivalent" ratings.
>>> 
>>> You might want to look at color temperature too; I don't like the really
>>> high ones. 4000 or 5000K is ok with me, but I really hate 7000 or 8000.
>>> 
>>> FWIW, I went with new fixtures (price was about the same and I didn't have
>>> to mess with rewiring and so on, plus I didn't have enough old fixtures).
>>> 4200 lumens per 4' fixture, 5000K.  Haven't finished the new facility yet,
>>> but I'm really happy with what I've got up so far.
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>>> 
>>> -- Randall
>>> 
>>>> I have regular florescent tube  lights in my garage and want
>>>> to replace the tubes with LED equivalents. ( I don't want to
>>>> replace the fixtures) Is there anything I need to look out
>>>> for. I think mine have ballasts in each.
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