<div dir="auto">The cheap ("Tool Shop" brand I think) LED bars I got from Menards, fuzzy recollection about <span class="money">$20</span> 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.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Greg Lemon</div><div dir="auto">TR250</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 1:36 PM Tony Drews <<a href="mailto:tony@tonydrews.com">tony@tonydrews.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">How do they work in cold weather? My fluorescent lights really really <br>
don't like the cold.<br>
<br>
Regards, Tony Drews<br>
<br>
On 4/15/2020 1:28 PM, Phil Ethier wrote:<br>
> I had tons of problems trying to replace tubes with LED.<br>
><br>
> 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.<br>
><br>
> Sent from my iPhone<br>
><br>
>> On Apr 15, 2020, at 12:02 PM, Randall <<a href="mailto:TR3driver@ca.rr.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">TR3driver@ca.rr.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> My suggestion would be to bypass the ballasts. They waste power and may<br>
>> fail in the future. I've also found some that didn't want to work with LED<br>
>> bulbs, even the ones that say they will work with a ballast. One of my old<br>
>> fixtures apparently failed the first time it was powered up with LEDs in<br>
>> place; it had been working before but didn't work afterwards (even with the<br>
>> original fluorescent bulbs). Of course, if you don't bypass the ballasts,<br>
>> look for the bulbs that say they will work with a ballast.<br>
>><br>
>> Watch out for lumen ratings, some of the LED bulbs are cheating on their<br>
>> "watt equivalent" ratings.<br>
>><br>
>> You might want to look at color temperature too; I don't like the really<br>
>> high ones. 4000 or 5000K is ok with me, but I really hate 7000 or 8000.<br>
>><br>
>> FWIW, I went with new fixtures (price was about the same and I didn't have<br>
>> to mess with rewiring and so on, plus I didn't have enough old fixtures).<br>
>> 4200 lumens per 4' fixture, 5000K. Haven't finished the new facility yet,<br>
>> but I'm really happy with what I've got up so far.<br>
>> <a href="https://i.imgur.com/RhRoHF1.jpg" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://i.imgur.com/RhRoHF1.jpg</a><br>
>><br>
>> -- Randall<br>
>><br>
>>> I have regular florescent tube lights in my garage and want<br>
>>> to replace the tubes with LED equivalents. ( I don't want to<br>
>>> replace the fixtures) Is there anything I need to look out<br>
>>> for. I think mine have ballasts in each.<br>
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