Has anyone converted a 110volt fluorescent F8T5 to use LED "Tubes"?
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The LED "tubes" mentioned here are for 12v ONLY. They work by eliminating or bypassing the "ballast" in the fixture which raised the 12 volts to 110v. The original 110v fluorescent tubes operated off the increased voltage of the "ballast". Thus, plugging 12v LED tubes into 110v simply won't work.
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I have called LED Wolesalers and talked to the guy's there, They are very helpful. Any question that you have they can answer.
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I am assuming you are asking about 4ft fluorescent vs our LEDs. The 4 ft Fluorescent T12 tubes use 40 Watts per tube. T8 lamps use 32 Watts per tube. Our 4 ft shop lights has two strips of LEDs, each 12W. Our total 24Watt LED shop light puts out light equivalent to 80 Watts of T12 ( 2 tubes x 40 Watts per tube) or 64 Watts of T8 (32W x 2 lamps). An incandescent bulb (100W) puts out about 1100 lumens, so our fixture puts out about as much light as 2 100 Watt incandescent bulbs.
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Yes I did, and they sent me a new ballast but still didn't work. Even sent me a new kit with no luck. Great customer service, but inferior products lately.
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!!! NO !!! Nor can you use a Different Wattage Lamp! Ofcourse, I guess you could take all the "Ballast Stuff" out and then replace with just a "Regular Bulb"
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Mine works with instant start compact fluorescent but it doesn't turn on instantly with 4 foot tube lights, it takes a few seconds when it is cold in the shop.
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These lamps use a GU24 bulb, which is a two-prong type of bulb. Very Expensive! About $7.50 each at Home Depot. I bought two converters on Ebay for about $1.25 (including shipping) that change it from two-prong to a standard screw in bulb. I plan to switch to screw-in CFL's when the current bulbs burn out.Not sure what type of LED you want to use, but this info. will get you started.
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Sorry, I don't know. In researching microscopes recently I first learned that LED's are not necessarily standardized and may be proprietary. Thus, it would probably be wise (for both of us) to request the specification for the LED's used in the fixture. In fact, I'm going examine mine to see if the lights are even replaceable. It might be one of those disposable objects.
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if it's a ccfl or cold cathode fluorescent lamp it would require an inverter.. led screens do not require inverters.. some laptop model allows for the use of led screen as a replacement to the ccfl with the correct cable assembly as the screen would be receiving power and signal through different methods..
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I'm not sure the LED is replaceable but there should be a driver inside the back of it similar to a ballast on a flouresent fixture might be the problem.
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If you are changing from florescent to LED tub you only need to change the wire connection by disconnecting the transformer. The LED tubs coms with instruction how to rewire them. It is very easy to change over to LED. Thy work pretty good, no buzzing. So far they work well only time will tell how long they lest. I am happy with mine LED lights.
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Any fluorescent light fixture will work on these bulbs. You have to modify the fixture to direct route the line power directly into the end connections, by-passing the ballast. This is very easy to do and only takes a few minutes. I am sure they make fixtures without the balasts for these lamps, and if you are starting from scratch I would expect these to be cheaper than fluorescent lamp fixtures, maybe a little harder to find. I was retrofitting and replacing fluorescent bulbs with LED bulbs, so this conversion meant I did not have to buy new fixtures.
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A 27 W Quad Tube Fluorescent can be used with this lamp. It's just easy to buy. I had mine from here and it works just great so far Triangle Bulbs T50026 - FML27/65K, 27 Watt, 6500K Natural Daylight, 4-pin GX10q-4 Base, FML Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb
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I did not try with Fluorescent tubes ! but I thing won't work because the gas on the tube are very sensible and any spark of the swith will be keeping going on and off!
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As others have answered, this compact size electronic ballast can only be used on a single F40 or F34, T12 tube. Install a second 72110 ballast for your second tube.
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Suggest you email seller...we retro'd our fluorescent fixtures but they were all 12 VOLT. I am a big fan of LED's and for the $$$ savngs and the clean lite. I figure as more people adopt the LED their power bills will drop & the power companies will have to raise rates to make up the difference
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It sounds like you're asking if there is a way to rewire the bulbs for CK configuration. I've seen some things online that indicate it's do-able, but it looks like a hassle. There are however other retailers like SB LEDs that sell pre-wired CK bulbs. Or you can search online for "rewire bulb for ck socket." Here's a forum discussion I came across where they had some success with switchback bulbs: http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/technical-chat/321201-convert-non-ck-3157-led-bulbs-3157ck.html