[Shop-talk] Lighting question

[Jeff Scarbrough]

If you can fit an LED fixture in there, I don't' see any reason not to.

On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 12:46 PM Matt <mbarre at juno.com> wrote:
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> OK, so it is kitchen lighting but it is where I make my sandwiches that I eat in the SHOP!
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> I have a 2 x2 surface mount fixture with 2 T12 bent tube fluorescents. Works fine but occasionally you have to flip the switch multiple times to get it on.  I thought probably a bad switch but it is on a dual switch and it is intermittent on both�. Two bad switches or maybe a ballast going bad?
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> I was semi surprised to find that the bulbs are still available for $10 each.  An electronic ballast isn’t much more so I can completely replace the guts for $30.  Before I do, should I upgrade to T8, T5 or even LED?  I could easily fit an 18 inch round or square led panel into the existing fixture.
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> Any thoughts?
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