<div dir="ltr">If you're wedded to the fixture, then a ballast or switch could fix that issue. If you just want the light to work, perhaps one of these 2' X 2' LED ceiling fixtures would be an easy (no paintwork needed) replacement:<div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.lowes.com/pd/Lithonia-Lighting-2-ft-x-2-ft-LL-CPANL-LED-Flat-Panel-with-3300-Lumens-and-3500-to-5000K-Switchable-CCT-with-Direct-Ceiling-Mount-Bracket/5001878521">https://www.lowes.com/pd/Lithonia-Lighting-2-ft-x-2-ft-LL-CPANL-LED-Flat-Panel-with-3300-Lumens-and-3500-to-5000K-Switchable-CCT-with-Direct-Ceiling-Mount-Bracket/5001878521</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>My MiL had one installed in her kitchen (replaced a 2' X 4' fluorescent) and it works incredibly well. Color temperature is adjustable to suit your desires.</div><div><br></div><div>-Peter</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 2:00 PM Jimmie Mayfield <<a href="mailto:mayfield%2Bshoptalk@sackheads.org">mayfield+shoptalk@sackheads.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Before you spend too much money retrofitting that fixture, have you <br>
considered installing some LED track-lighting in its place? I had one <br>
of those dual-U fluorescent fixtures in the kitchen when I moved in. <br>
Could never get shadow-free lighting on the counters when I was <br>
working. Wound up installing some generic track in an "L" shape and <br>
bought 8 PAR30 LED fixtures. Total outlay was about $150 but now I have <br>
around 9000 lumens in the kitchen and the light is where I need it. For <br>
a while, I had better lighting in the kitchen than I had in my garage!<br>
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On 8/30/21 12:43, Matt wrote:<br>
> OK, so it is kitchen lighting but it is where I make my sandwiches that I eat in the SHOP!<br>
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> I have a 2 x2 surface mount fixture with 2 T12 bent tube fluorescents. Works fine but occasionally you have to flip the switch multiple times to get it on. I thought probably a bad switch but it is on a dual switch and it is intermittent on both�. Two bad switches or maybe a ballast going bad?<br>
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> I was semi surprised to find that the bulbs are still available for $10 each. An electronic ballast isn’t much more so I can completely replace the guts for $30. Before I do, should I upgrade to T8, T5 or even LED? I could easily fit an 18 inch round or square led panel into the existing fixture.<br>
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