[Shop-talk] led tubes and short memory

[Bob Spidell]

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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