CHANGE 3' T5-HOs TO LEDs

[BADSIX]

i have Aprox. 50 3' t5-HO tubes. one fixture connects to the other for a 6' fixture with 4 tubes each. each T5-HO is 52W, 50 tubes = 2,600W. i want to go to LED,s and want the same or better brightness and hopefully be able to cut my wattage down half or more. the T5s work very good and seem to be placed good, i just want to get the power consumption down some. any idea what led i should look at there are hundreds of them and all kinds of brightness. any recommendation would be helpful. i looked at some at 1000 bulbs that would fit my fixtures but were about 14.00 per bulb at that price it would take a long time to recoup any savings over the T5's.
THANKS Jay D.

 

[cybrdyke]

A 3' T5HO is a really uncommon lamp. They use 40-43 watts each. LED replacements for that lamp are even more uncommon, hence the high cost. It will definitely be brighter than your fluorescents and will cut your wattage down to 14-16 watts each. At $14 each, it will take you about 4000 hours of burn time to break even.
If we were retrofitting it, we wouldn't use LED tubes due to the oddball nature of this 3' HO. We would either use an LED bar kit that would attach to the fixture without using the sockets, or we would replace the fixture entirely. Both of these solutions would cost even more initially and payback would be slightly longer, but you'd have more light, some dimming control would be available, and you'd have a product that's more mainstream for better ease of future maintenance.
At some point, you're going to have a real problem finding those lamps. Could be years, but sooner or later, they'll be hard to find.
Good luck,
CD

 

[BADSIX]

thanks for your reply. i may go to a new fixture. but i'm haveing trouble comparing lumens and kelvins i think what i want is an LED with 5000 lumens and in the 5000-6000 kelvin range maybe similar to these https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZMRF9CF/?tag=atomicindus08-20 or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RKZFD5Z/?tag=atomicindus08-20 do you think one of the 8' LED light fixtures listed here will produce the same light output as one of the T5HO's ( 4 32" tubes together to form one light) for what its worth i have 9' ceilings.
Jay D.

 

[cherokee]

thanks for your reply. i may go to a new fixture. but i'm haveing trouble comparing lumens and kelvins i think what i want is an LED with 5000 lumens and in the 5000-6000 kelvin range maybe similar to these https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZMRF9CF/?tag=atomicindus08-20 or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RKZFD5Z/?tag=atomicindus08-20 do you think one of the 8' LED light fixtures listed here will produce the same light output as one of the T5HO's ( 4 32" tubes together to form one light) for what its worth i have 9' ceilings.
Jay D.

Remember with the numbers on amazon, they may not be quite accurate. Like the 600db car horns, and 90,000 flash lights, yea I don't think so.

I wish they would put real numbers on there, it might be just what you need, but with all the over inflated specs on amazon, you just have no idea if you are getting a spot light to shine on airplanes at 30,000 or a night light for your daughters bathrrom.

 

[BADSIX]

yep, i've noticed that. i've always wondered who writes the descriptions for their items, they should be fired!!! I was looking at a small light and in their description it said comes with a 6 watt led bulb. further down in the spec. list it says power 440 volts
Jay D.

 

[cybrdyke]

The first one you linked is a lamp, not a fixture, so you'd need new fixtures to put them in. The second is a fixture and is closer to what you'll need. If you can find a similar one that's got a frosted lens, you'll be much happier. Clear lenses at 9' will have you seeing dots for days.
CD

 

[BADSIX]

to add another spin on this subject, what are your thoughts on can lights for a shop? i have 9' ceilings and my main goal is to get GOOD light at the least cost. right now i have 16 t5HO LEDS in one room thats = 832 w. i can use 12 led cans spaced 4' apart in all directions. with 685 lumens and 5000k bulbs theses are 9.5 w x 12 = 114w a savings of 714w. the real question is will i get GOOD light from a 9' ceiling or will they be to close.
Jay D.