[Shop-talk] flourescent to led changeover

[Eric Russell]

I have changed all the 4' fluorescents in our garage to the eLcheapo (tm)
LED linkable sticks. After 5+ years I've had one fail out of 12. I bought a
few extras when they went on sale. Also (if it matters) no problems with
them working in cold weather. (OK, cold in North Carolina may not be cold
elsewhere but the fluorescents I had would often not work when it was
cold.)

EjR

On Mon, Oct 19, 2026 at 1:17 PM john niolon <jniolon at att.net> wrote:

> Hi all
>
> My 30 year old 8' t-12 (single pin) garage fixtures are slowly dying...(4
> total double tube)
> the old t-12s are hard to find and expensive (16-20 bucks a tube)
>
> Want to change to led... lots of options  - 8' led tubes are expensive too
> ...
>
> I was gifted a box of 20 4' bi-pin bulbs that work with a ballast...(heat
> sink)
>
> option 1
> if I use these I'd have to change all the tombstones to bi-pin and figure
> out the
> shunted vs non shunted type...  AND find the 8' to 4' fixture conversion
> kits (adding the middle tombstones
>
> option 2
> 8' type a led single pin tubes (about the same price as 8' fluorescent)
> and use a ballast
> not great reviews when shipped...
>
> option 3
>
> replace all the crap with the internet specials  linkable stick lights and
> hope they work
>
> comments on options ????
>
> questions... when using the ballast type plug and plays... aren't I using
> more electricity using the ballast
> and heating it up... is there any savings here ???
>
>
> please educate the old dummy on best (least expensive) options
>
>
>
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