[TR] LED tube florescent light replacements

[Tony Drews]

How do they work in cold weather?  My fluorescent lights really really 
don't like the cold.

Regards, Tony Drews

On 4/15/2020 1:28 PM, Phil Ethier wrote:
> I had tons of problems trying to replace tubes with LED.
>
> It was cheaper to recycle the tubes and fixtures then buy new LED units from Menards. They work great, look better, and create no hassle.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 15, 2020, at 12:02 PM, Randall <TR3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> My suggestion would be to bypass the ballasts.  They waste power and may
>> fail in the future.  I've also found some that didn't want to work with LED
>> bulbs, even the ones that say they will work with a ballast. One of my old
>> fixtures apparently failed the first time it was powered up with LEDs in
>> place; it had been working before but didn't work afterwards (even with the
>> original fluorescent bulbs).  Of course, if you don't bypass the ballasts,
>> look for the bulbs that say they will work with a ballast.
>>
>> Watch out for lumen ratings, some of the LED bulbs are cheating on their
>> "watt equivalent" ratings.
>>
>> You might want to look at color temperature too; I don't like the really
>> high ones. 4000 or 5000K is ok with me, but I really hate 7000 or 8000.
>>
>> FWIW, I went with new fixtures (price was about the same and I didn't have
>> to mess with rewiring and so on, plus I didn't have enough old fixtures).
>> 4200 lumens per 4' fixture, 5000K.  Haven't finished the new facility yet,
>> but I'm really happy with what I've got up so far.
>> https://i.imgur.com/RhRoHF1.jpg
>>
>> -- Randall
>>
>>> I have regular florescent tube  lights in my garage and want
>>> to replace the tubes with LED equivalents. ( I don't want to
>>> replace the fixtures) Is there anything I need to look out
>>> for. I think mine have ballasts in each.
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