Parmida led ballast bypass bulbs

[124ci]

Hanging my light fixtures tomorrow, and am getting ready to purchase bulbs. I found these on amazon and was wondering if anyone has tried them, or has any thing bad to say about the specs? The price is right. Thanks
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077YV5J51/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Platonic Solid]

Specs look decent. Might be able to save a few bucks by purchasing direct from their site:
https://www.parmida.com/collections/tubes/products/4-ft-led-t8-type-b-tube-frosted-18w.

Only negatives I see is:
1. Glass bulb can break. Shatterproof film will contain the mess, but broken is still no longer usable.
2. They don't offer IES file on their site to verify the claimed wide beam spread, which changes between 240° per Amazon and 300° per Parmida. Not that you necessarily want a wide spread for your application.

 

[124ci]

Thanks Platonic, I would not have thought about ordering from their site. They offered free shipping as well, and 10 % off, which is a nice savings if you are ordering a few .

 

[BFBOB]

2000 lm is a lot of light all right. Pay attention to the color temperature. These are 5000K, and to me that looks really harsh and bluish. Of course, it's your shop, and maybe you like that color.

5bux per tube is sure a good price; I paid $16 apiece for mine - but then I didn't need nearly that many!

 

[124ci]

Thought I would give an update on the bulbs. I purchased 40 bulbs, and installed 36 so far. Waiting on some help to hang the last light. Ordered on the 5th, and they arrived on Sunday the 9th. I never expected sun delivery. 1000 sq ft shop, installed 9, 8 ft fixtures, and all the bulbs worked and are bright. I could probably use 11 fixtures instead of 10. I would buy them again. It worked out to 4.50 each. If they only make it through the 5 year warranty, I am okay with that.

 

[Platonic Solid]

Looks decent. What's your ceiling height?

 

[124ci]

10 ft for all but 14 x 28. scissor trusses, but lights are at 10ft. I do not know how to tell 300 degree spread. It only looked light one strip of leds inside tube. hard to tell.

 

[Bert_]

I buy some ge branded lamps that are similar, frosted glass and I want to say 240* beam angle. I like them a lot, it's all I install at this point.

The wider beam actually puts some light on the ceiling. Makes it seem like a room not a cave. The ones I get have a nice thick frost on the glass. Very even light across the tube, no dots from each led.