I want to replace two 40-watt fluorescent tubes which we use for ambient lighting. Will these lights provide equal or greater light?
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These particular LEDs are a super bright white light. I use them in an outdoor canope whenever I camp, and they are by far the brightest on the grounds every time. I like them for this use, but to be honest I might choose something a little more yellow/natural for my backyard. I'll upload a couple pictures of my 10x12 canope in a minute
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Yes, they are very nice. May want to consider the warm rather than white as the white are a bit bright.
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These particular LEDs are a super bright white light. I use them in an outdoor canope whenever I camp, and they are by far the brightest on the grounds every time. I like them for this use, but to be honest I might choose something a little more yellow/natural for my backyard.I'll upload a couple pictures of my 10x12 canope in a minute
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We have 100W Replacement-Uses Only 27W. Use in Fluorex, Sunlight Fixtures for Bell&Howell; Solarex Floor lamp. We have had this lam for several years and is great in providing natural light.
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I'm not sure, as these are the only ones we've tried so far. We have two fixtures with these bulbs in our kitchen and we like them so much better than the fluorescent lights we had before. Seems pretty bright to us.
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Yes, but I think that would give you so much light. Just a suggestion, tho. I'd really recommend that you use these fluorescent tubes. It worked best for me in terms of lighting (that is, if you want your light to be bright but also very pleasing for the eyes) and this bulb, specifically, is really durable and energy efficient. Hope it helps! (Case of 10) F32T8/SP41 Linear Fluorescent 32-Watt T8 FO32 741 Light Bulb 48"
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Not enough. Its not the lumens you have to be concerned with but the fall off for distance. These produce very nice light but they are better for fill in on bottoms and middle of plants. Only hps and ml gives real source light. Sure, you could string up 20-30 in a small space, but at that point, your not saving any wattage and your bulb replacement cost is prohibitive. They last about 2-4 months. Check out some of the setups on utube. Good luck Bonnie.
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No. My kitchen has 6 recessed lights and the ceiling is maybe 8 feet high and these are bright enough for me. I think the old light bulbs may have been 60 watt because I feel like the kitchen is a little bit dimmer than before. I changed them without actually checking what was there before. Anyways, because it's slightly dimmer I don't think at 18 feet the 40 watt equivalents will work for you
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Depends more on the kind of light, You don't want fluorescent light hitting right at you. Tungsten works better, indirect light.
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Depends on how low. I use 40W equivalent LED with no issues on 3 different Progress Lighting fixtures
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Yes, they would work. The bulbs really don't care what wattage of ballasts you use.
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Yes! There is never a problem going with lower wattage in a fixture, higher wattage would be a concern. I have this in the light over our kithchen table totally enclosed in a glass cover and no problem, just as bright if not brighter then the 75W incandesent it replaced.
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I believe they would work for you. My set is holding a homemade light with eight cfl's and an eight count of florescent tubes.
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I have put these bulbs along side 40 watt incandescent, and I'd say the light output was comparable...perhaps just a tad less. 50 watt seems to be common in vanity fixtures, so you would certainly say that the output was not enough if replacing all. As I said earlier, the color is more of an issue (to me) than the output. Noticeably 'cooler' than incandescent, and not warm enough (IMO) to be called 'warm white.'
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If you have wiring there, it is no problem. I installed three of these in series to replace two flourescent fixtures. Onehad a bad ballast and would only half light. I also do not like disposing of 40 watt tubes. I put in LED lamps that draw8 watts apiece so 96 watts total versus 4 times 40 or 160 watts. They are also much brighter. If you have wires on either sideof the mirror, or you can get the wiring there somehow, then you can install these fixtures.Steve Jahn
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I would say yes, they give a nice light, better than the rather yellow CFL versions. I would have said it was more like 50W rather than a 40W equivalent. A nice light
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I don't know. I'm just guessing but probably the fluorescent lights wouldn't work since there would not longer be any ballast. I did a quick google on operating fluorescent lights without a ballast and there are two problems: first they probably won't start up and if they do there is a real danger of the bulb having to much electricity which can harm both the lights and the electrical circuit. I don't know why but that's what the internet says. Perhaps an electrical engineer can provide a better and more accurate answer.
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Yes that is right. Because of the lumens it guves. Dont get confuse with watts..its the lumens equivalency.
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If both the two different lamps are each fluorescent, of approximately the same wattage/lumens and have exactly the same base and as long as the curved tube physically fits the shade space, the probability it would work fine is very high. I would only wonder if the new curved tube type bulb you are asking about might stick out of the shade further and cast more light to the sides of the shade which might be aesthetically unappealing.