L5wolvesf
Well-known member
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
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