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LED conversion wiring and bulbs and . . . Huh?

L5wolvesf

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Well I seem to have confused myself or, things in the LED bulb world are confusing, or maybe both.

I have 4 good fixtures I want to convert to LED bulbs. The tombstones are non-shunted and the ballasts are dead and I’ve removed them. I don’t care to buy a whole fixture – I’m not into the throw something away when it can still be used mindset. It seems simple and economical to rewire the fixtures I have.

Then I figure out the rewiring scheme. I’ve seen several ways of rewiring fixtures – none look difficult so which one works best for me and presumably bulbs that are readily available. The diagram below looks like the simplest way to do the ballast elimination wiring – very simple really. Since I am not an electrician simple is very good.

Then I go to Home D to see what is available and don’t find what I think/thought I needed. A 4 ft bulb that works with that wiring scheme. But they only have bulbs that work with wiring at both ends. Also, FWIW, the labeling on the boxes was completely useless.

What am I missing here? Is there a specific name or type of LED bulb that works with that wiring scheme?

Thank you
 

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ManOnTheCouch

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Check amazon for the toggled bulbs. The prices fluctuate, and I was able to pick some up for $8/bulb last month.
 
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fourjeepin

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I used the bulbs recommended by Platonic, but ran one wire to each end. Some folks reuse the existing ballast wiring, but mine weren’t long enough. I Discovered that the old wires can be removed by pulling lightly while twisting. A couple of feet of new 14ga solid wire per fixture pushed into the tombstones and it is bright as day in my shop.
 
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