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Thanks for the replies. To answer some return questions and another of my own. </div>
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ONLYLUX T5 led tube light is the light. There were no instructions other than “must be installed by a professional”. I even split the box open to make sure they were printed on the inside.
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<div class="ContentPasted0 elementToProof">“Some need the ballast bypassed"…...what ballast? They are LED stip lights. </div>
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“Properly sized wire nuts”…..I can do this and have several sizes. But, why wouldn’t solder be better? I have shrink tubing to cover the bare wires.
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thanks again all!!</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Tim . <tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 4, 2023 11:17 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Shop Talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Shop-talk] wiring an LED tube</font>
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I have some LED lights that I am finally installing to replace the last of my fluorescent tube fixture in my outside shop.</div>
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Unfortunately, they do not come wired to a plug. </div>
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Questions: </div>
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Can I use the plugs from the old fluorescent fixtures? I assume I can even though the old plug wires are slightly larger gauge. </div>
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How do I connect/match up the wires? The old plug has <span class="x_ContentPasted1" style="color:rgb(36,36,36); font-size:14.6667px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">White, Black & Green. The new LED has <span class="x_ContentPasted2" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">Brown,
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<div class="x_elementToProof" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#242424"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Questions may seem basic or easy to most but I know next to nothing about wiring. </span></font></div>
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