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Flourescent strip lights
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tfi racing
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Other than they are obsolete,bulky and more expensive to run than the myriad of LED options out there? There are hundreds of lighting threads here about every type of light in every type of application, start reading...
I used t8 in my garage 3 or 4 years ago.
I bought the 2 lamp fixtures,with wrap around lenses, new, about 2 years prior for $15 per fixture.
I was planning on buying LED bulbs and just using the fixtures , stripping the ballasts and giving them to my electrician friend
I got a good deal on a case of bulbs about a year later. I think $3 a bulb.
if I run out of bulbs, burn out ballasts I will change to led. I have 4 spare fixtures tho, so in my life time, I wouldn't bet any money on changing , unless I start to spend a lot more time out there
I bought the 2 lamp fixtures,with wrap around lenses, new, about 2 years prior for $15 per fixture.
I was planning on buying LED bulbs and just using the fixtures , stripping the ballasts and giving them to my electrician friend
I got a good deal on a case of bulbs about a year later. I think $3 a bulb.
if I run out of bulbs, burn out ballasts I will change to led. I have 4 spare fixtures tho, so in my life time, I wouldn't bet any money on changing , unless I start to spend a lot more time out there
walta
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The only reason to pick Fluorescent today is you got them for free and you will only run them a few hours a week.
Note they are showing up for free on Craig’s list often.
Walta
Note they are showing up for free on Craig’s list often.
Walta
The narrow ones have the two lamps very close together. This makes installing them and removing them a little more challenging because you cant get your fingers between the two lamps to get a good grip on them before you try to spin them out of the sockets. Other than that, no major differences.
Ryan Matheson
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Other than they are obsolete,bulky and more expensive to run than the myriad of LED options out there? There are hundreds of lighting threads here about every type of light in every type of application, start reading...
I have these exact bulky and expensive fixtures in my garage and have been meaning to replace them for awhile now, just haven't gotten around to it... What kind of LED units/replacements do you run, or would you recommend instead of the outdated T8 fluorescent strips?
Platonic Solid
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Ryan Matheson - Lowest cost method = Rewire existing strips for 4ft retrofit bulbs.
For cases of 30 tubes consider these https://www.ledlightingwholesaleinc.com/ZY-T8-18W1200-BIXX-p/zy-t8-18w1200-bixx.htm
For less than 30 consider these https://greenlightdepot.com/collect...d-linear-versa-tube-ul-dlc?variant=3706824580
For cases of 30 tubes consider these https://www.ledlightingwholesaleinc.com/ZY-T8-18W1200-BIXX-p/zy-t8-18w1200-bixx.htm
For less than 30 consider these https://greenlightdepot.com/collect...d-linear-versa-tube-ul-dlc?variant=3706824580
sparky 1971
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Other than the fact they are florescent, a disadvantage is that if there is a box on the ceiling, the fixture won't be wide enough to cover it. They come close to covering a single gang box, but not quite.
I used 20 of these fixtures (https://www.beeslighting.com/LSS2XT8USE4803) in my garage with 2200 lumen T8 stype single ended LED tubes. They were $16 when I got them. I found them easy to install, in 4 rows of 4 ganged together, and two two strip rows. I like these narrow fixtures better than the wide ones, they look cleaner and are less bulky. I Plan to get several more for my shed.