yes cybrdyke, they were old i think about 8 to 10 years old. the fixtures were 4 foot 2 bulb with the old magnetic ballast is what i was told. dont know anything about ballast. and the bulbs were 40 or 50 watt. not sure i gave them all away. all i know is it is so bright now and i am in my shop...
i just got these and love them. so far it look like everyone that is trying them love them and you cant beat the price at all. i have 80 bulbs in my shop and i think it is brighter than the sun in there. and i have no shadows when i work or move around. here is a link on what i used. 3000 lumens...
also these are the light fixtures i have. like i said just pull the ballast out and some small rewire work and you done. maybe 6 or 7 min tops. then your ready for the led bulbs
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Lithonia-Lighting-2-Light-White-T12-Fluorescent-Shop-Light-1233-SHOPLIGHT/203081577
ok let em start off with my old lighting in my shop ***** lol. so i decided to look for new lights. i found led 4ft bulbs on amazon that use no ballast at all. do i decided to order 4 4bulb kits. this will be 8 bulbs in total. so i pull old shop lights down. next i rewired them and removed the...