[Shop-talk] flourescent to led changeover

[john niolon]

after considering all the options and work involved and cost... 
I'm just gonna scrap what I got and I've order a 10 pacl
of the stick light linking ones and install those... 6 will do what I need so 
I'll have 4 spares and will probably get more light
than the flor tubes (especially since 4 bulbs are burned out now) :-)  
 
thanks for all the input
 
john
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Eric Russell <ejrussell61 at gmail.com>
To: john niolon <jniolon at att.net>
Cc: shop-talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Sent: 10/19/2026 12:24:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] flourescent to led changeover



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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