[TR] LED tube florescent light replacements

[Greg Lemon]

The cheap ("Tool Shop" brand I think) LED bars I got from Menards, fuzzy
recollection about $20 or less each and rated for the cold, once again
fuzzy recall, but zero or a little below, no problems in my shop last
winter to around 10f inside temps.

Greg Lemon
TR250

On Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 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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