[Shop-talk] led tubes and short memory
Bob Spidell
bspidell at comcast.net
Mon Jan 10 17:13:29 MST 2022
A quick glance doesn't show how they're mounted; anyone know? Seems like
you'd still want a fixture to reflect light.
On 1/10/2022 1:42 PM, Mark Andy wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> If I were doing this, I would pretty much just throw away the existing
> stuff and put up these:
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Barrina-8500LM-Daylight-Output-Linkable/dp/B07RKZFD5Z/ref=sr_1_2_sspa
>
> I have a shop that was built around 7 years ago and stuff like this
> wasn't available at this cost, so I went with 4 tube
> fluorescent fixtures. They've been "fine", but when I redid our daily
> driver parking garage last year I used the Barrina lights. Super
> easy, nice bright light, and pretty cheap. Absolutely no question
> that's what I'd do if I were redoing the shop / what I will do when
> the time comes when the existing fluorescents die.
>
> YMMV.
>
> Mark
>
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 3:08 PM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Since I was already 'LED curious,' I did a bit of research:
>
> - there are some LED tubes that require a ballast* ('Type A')
> - there are some LED tubes that require bypassing of the ballast
> ('Type B')
> - there are some LED tubes that work with ballast or
> without/bypassing, with some rewiring* ('Type A+B')
>
>
> If you want the least (initial) hassle, and have 'fresh'
> ballasts--they all fail, eventually--you can plug and play the
> 'A+B' type with a ballast then, when the ballast fails you can
> bypass it, which requires some rewiring (apparently, you can leave
> the dead ballast in place).
>
>
> * Need to check compatibility between tube and ballast.
>
>
> On 1/10/2022 10:48 AM, Ian McFetridge wrote:
>> I used the Feit replacement LED tubes, it sounds like they are
>> similar. Here are the instructions for the Feit, maybe that will
>> help?
>> https://www.feit.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/T4815_850_AB_LED_10_MANUAL_051019.pdf
>>
>> Best,
>> Ian
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 12:12 PM 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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