[Shop-talk] Replacement florescent bulbs F42T6

[Pat Horne]

This is a bit of a deviation from the OP, but related. 

When rebuilding my shop after a fire I moved from four-lamp fluorescent fixtures to LED units. I found Primelights.com that sold three-lamp LED, 48” fixtures that put out more light than the old fixtures. And they were cheap! $79 each, $75 for 10 or more. (The Bolt). These are basic lights but they have enclosed fixtures too. The fixtures are cheap but went up fine & I haven’t had any problems with them.  Even though they are about 50 miles from me, they shipped to me cheaply. Highly recommended. 

Peace,
Pat

Pat Horne 
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On Feb 6, 2021, at 8:44 AM, Paul Parkanzky <parkanzky at gmail.com> wrote:


I've long since tossed the receipt and burned the box but I'm pretty sure these are them:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-Color-Correct-Technology-32-Watt-EQ-48-in-Daylight-Linear-LED-Tube-Light-Bulb-2-Pack/5000197453

The laundry/utility room in my cottage has a 4' fluorescent fixture and when I bought the place that light really struggled to come on (I'd have to toggle the switch five or six times to get it to work). I was at Lowe's with a buddy who was helping me with little projects around the place and I had a new fixture on my shopping list. I was looking at a bunch and didn't really like what they had. I told him I'd just buy something from Amazon when he pointed these out and I decided to give them a shot. I honestly thought I'd have to return them but it really was as easy as putting them in and they worked.

I have a bunch of 4' fluorescent fixtures in my barn. I  bought a bunch of 4' LED fixtures and I was in the process of swapping them out but now I'm definitely getting these bulbs where there are still existing fixtures. I feel stupid for all the fixtures I've thrown out over the past few years!

-Paul

On Sat, Feb 6, 2021 at 7:38 AM Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal at gmail.com> wrote:
> Wait a minute--where'd you get those bulbs?
> 
> I was literally about to send an email to the list about the failing fixtures in my garage. New tubes didn't fix the problem, I was about to replace the whole fixture.  
> 
> Scott
> 
> On Sat, Feb 6, 2021, 6:20 AM Paul Parkanzky <parkanzky at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I bought LED tubes from Lowe’s to replace a couple of 4’ fluorescent lights in an old fixture in my cottage. I was skeptical and assumed I’d be taking them back and buying a new LED fixture but I put them in and they worked great. These even had a switch on the end to choose the color temperature.
>> 
>> No idea if that means Eric will have the same experience with these.
>> 
>> -Paul
>> 
>>> On Feb 6, 2021, at 1:57 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>  re: "They say this is a direct replacement"
>>> 
>>> Probably not. NOTE: "Ballast Required!"  I re-wired some old-school fluorescent fixtures for LED 'tubes,' and had to replace the old ballasts (purchased from Lowe's @ about $20ea). I hate ballasts, I hope the solid state ones last longer than the analog. Sometimes, it's cheaper to buy a whole new fixture, with ballast, than buy a ballast and install it (if you count your time as a cost).
>>> 
>>> TL;DR: I don't think analog ballasts work with LEDs, but I've not tried it.
>>> 
>>> Bob
>>>  
>>> 
>>> On 2/5/2021 8:28 PM, Paul Parkanzky wrote:
>>>> They say this is a direct replacement:
>>>> 
>>>> NYLL - (Pack of 2) Single Pin FA8 Base 42 Inch Plug & Play LED Tube - T6 LED Directly Relamp 25W 42" Fluorescent Bulb F42T6 (Without Rewiring or Modification) - Ballast Required! (Daylight (5000K)) https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B088FSTPX4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_J3J63CZD7TMEYDHGW8E8?psc=1
>>>> 
>>>> $60 plus shipping a pair isn’t exactly cheap, but it feels cheap compared to $2400+...
>>>> 
>>>> -Paul
>>>> 
>>>>> On Feb 5, 2021, at 11:15 PM, eric at megageek.com wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ok, this is a literal 'shop talk' problem, as this bulb is in a showcase in my shop (antique and collectables shop)  8>)  I hope there are no problems posting it here.  But I know there is better knowledge here than me. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> So, this showcase has a florescent light bulb F42T6.  (42" and T6 diameter.)  Which is a weird size length and very narrow, so I can't get a bigger diameter bulb.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Now, this bulb seems to only be available by price gougers, (Chosen Supply has them for a mere $2,443.92.)   
>>>>> 
>>>>> Since this is in a active store and I can't easily remove the display case to modify it to fit something else, is there any other alternative for me? 
>>>>> 
>>>>> What I was thinking is they may be a LED replacement bulb that will fit or something?  Anyone know of such a replacement?  Or a quick and easy drop in replacement mount? 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Also, I may be closing the store in the next 6 months, so I don't want to dump tons of cash into this. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> BTW, if any of you are in NJ and check it out and see something you like in there, call me (number is on the wall) and it's yours for free! (I need to move inventory!) 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks. 
>>>>> 
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