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I re-wired 4 fluorescents in mom's kitchen for LEDs a few years ago.
I bought new ballasts for them, then replaced with LED can lights
this year. I've always wondered whether I needed the ballasts or
not, all the 'documentation' is pretty confusing. There must be some
LED strips that need ballasts, and some that don't? <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/10/2022 9:25 AM, john niolon
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<div><font face="Segoe UI">well Pat, that's another part of the
problem...I have several older 4' fixtures I'm trying to
rewire for this project...I'm cheap</font></div>
<div><font face="Segoe UI">I've opened three and all of them are
wired differently </font></div>
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<div>I’m not familiar with Utilitec lamps, but the LED tube
lamps I have contacts on one end only & wire directly to
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<div>If you haven’t purchased your fixtures yet, check out Prime
Lights in Austin TX. I installed 10 of their 3 lamp BOLT
fixtures in my shop & love them. Current price is
$82/fixture, $74 if you buy 12. <br>
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<div dir="ltr">Pat Horne
<div>We support Habitat for Humanity</div>
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On Jan 10, 2022, at 11:13 AM, john niolon
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<div><font face="Segoe UI">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</font></div>
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<div><font face="Segoe UI">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</font></div>
<div><font face="Segoe UI">but can remember what I did and
instruction sheet is long gone or lost...</font></div>
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<div><font face="Segoe UI">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</font></div>
<div><font face="Segoe UI">without ballast..,....seems I
remember they were non shunted bulbs...but now sure</font></div>
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<div><font face="Segoe UI">thanks</font></div>
<div><font face="Segoe UI">john</font></div>
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