[Shop-talk] Lighting question

[Jimmie Mayfield]

Before you spend too much money retrofitting that fixture, have you 
considered installing some LED track-lighting in its place?  I had one 
of those dual-U fluorescent fixtures in the kitchen when I moved in.  
Could never get shadow-free lighting on the counters when I was 
working.  Wound up installing some generic track in an "L" shape and 
bought 8 PAR30 LED fixtures.  Total outlay was about $150 but now I have 
around 9000 lumens in the kitchen and the light is where I need it.  For 
a while, I had better lighting in the kitchen than I had in my garage!


On 8/30/21 12:43, Matt wrote:
> OK, so it is kitchen lighting but it is where I make my sandwiches that I eat in the SHOP!
>
> 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?
>
> 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.
>
> Any thoughts?
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