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Ballasts are getting hard to find since they haven't made them in years. Your fixtures use 458 watts each. They only allowed about 60%...

6000K is very blue-ish. Most people dont like it. CD

The COB tape will do a really good job of that all by itself, but all tapes are pretty susceptible to getting covered in dust and dirt...

You only need waterproof if you know it's definitely going to get water on it directly. Regular tape can handle humidity. Just use a...

There are channels specifically designed for coves. They angle the tape at a 45d angle for better reflectance off the ceiling which will...

Regardless of what system you use, for new construction I would have a switched receptacle (s) installed right above your upper...

For those thinking about using LED tape, a short tutorial: It comes in 3 main configurations, 12V, 24V and 120V. 12V and 24V is normally...

Attempting to help with semantics. These names often get jumbled up, but this is the lingo that the lighting folks use. LED Rope: LED...

Yep. Dont forget about the offsets. CD

Equating HPS lamps to LED lamps can be tricky. There's a lot of things to consider to get it right. Here's what's happening in the...

Wire prices can swing wildly in either direction at any time, mostly because copper is a traded commodity (but also for a whole slew of...

That charger isn't just 3 phase, it's also 277/480 volts. I wasn't aware that you could have 277 or 480 at a residence. Maybe it's...

FYI Cree: 100,000 hours @L70 $95 Maxlite: 100,000 hours @L70 $80 RAB: 100,000 hours @L70 $139 There are many others that are even...

Gotcha - FWIW, I’ve been very happy with my “crappy” lights regardless of who actually made them.

Recommend testing the connectors first. The fixture wires seem to be getting smaller and smaller. I have some Wago levers that wont hold...