[TR] LED tube florescent light replacements

[bill beecher]

Another good thing Tony, no blinking in cold weather.  

I converted my shop from 8’ fluorescents to linked pairs of dual LED($45ea at Lowe’s) they come with connections to chain them together.  Twice the light and no hum. 

My only complaint is that one of them is blinking like a bad fluorescent, don’t know why, have swapped the LED out and the fixture still blinks.  It’s in the back so it doesn’t bother me.....much.  

Bill

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On Apr 15, 2020, at 1:36 PM, Tony Drews <tony at tonydrews.com> wrote:

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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