[Shop-talk] led tubes and short memory

[Bob Spidell]

I re-wired 4 fluorescents in mom's kitchen for LEDs a few years ago. I 
bought new ballasts for them, then replaced with LED can lights this 
year. I've always wondered whether I needed the ballasts or not, all the 
'documentation' is pretty confusing. There must be some LED strips that 
need ballasts, and some that don't?


On 1/10/2022 9:25 AM, john niolon wrote:
> well Pat, that's another part of the problem...I have several older 4' 
> fixtures I'm trying to rewire for this project...I'm cheap
> I've opened three and all of them are wired differently
> j
>
>     *----- Original Message -----*
>     *From:* Pat Horne <patintexas at icloud.com>
>     *To:* john niolon <jniolon at att.net>
>     *Cc:* shop-talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
>     *Sent:* 1/10/2022 11:22:04 AM
>     *Subject:* Re: [Shop-talk] led tubes and short memory
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     John,
>
>     I’m not familiar with Utilitec lamps, but the LED tube lamps I
>     have contacts on one end only & wire directly to the power.
>
>     If you haven’t purchased your fixtures yet, check out Prime Lights
>     in Austin TX. I installed 10 of their 3 lamp BOLT fixtures in my
>     shop & love them. Current price is $82/fixture, $74 if you buy 12.
>
>     Pat Horne
>     We support Habitat for Humanity
>
>
>     On Jan 10, 2022, at 11:13 AM, john niolon <jniolon at att.net> wrote:
>
>     
>     Couple of years ago I bought a box of Utilitech t81636f16-40...4'
>     led tubes...redid all my shop lights and was pleased with them
>     now I want to add some fixtures in another part of shop and my
>     memory has failed... I know I had to rewire fixtures to make them work
>     but can remember what I did and instruction sheet is long gone or
>     lost...
>     Utilititech was a Lowes brand and now discontinued and Utilitech
>     web site is a joke anyone tell me how to wire these bulbs up
>     either with or
>     without ballast..,....seems I remember they were non shunted
>     bulbs...but now sure
>     thanks
>     john
>
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