(11-16-2020, 02:25 PM)fixtureman Wrote: I replaced my 8 foot and 4 footers with bypass LED tubes just bypass the ballast and they are good to go.  I got mine from Green Light Depot very reasonable.  I did use 6000k and the shop is twice as bright and they come on when it is really cold in there as part of the shop is not heated.

(11-16-2020, 02:25 PM)fixtureman Wrote: I replaced my 8 foot and 4 footers with bypass LED tubes just bypass the ballast and they are good to go.  I got mine from Green Light Depot very reasonable.  I did use 6000k and the shop is twice as bright and they come on when it is really cold in there as part of the shop is not heated.

(11-22-2020, 09:16 AM)Scouter Wrote: Ditto here, I removed the ballasts and rewired the fixture (took about 20 minutes). No more waiting when the shop is cold, no more flickering.

https://tinyurl.com/y6mews6c

(11-18-2020, 01:13 PM)WxMan Wrote: For me, in addition to light output (lumens), I'm finding that light color is nearly as important (the degrees K rating).

I tend to prefer the warm daylight colors around 3000-4000 K vice the whiter/bluer end up between 5000 and 6000.  I just feel better and I think it makes the work space more inviting.

(11-22-2020, 11:52 AM)WxMan Wrote: I had another 8' fluorescent fixture fail the other day.  I suspect it's the ballast; one day it was fine, the next day, not.  I was going to replace the whole fixture since I don't want to buy any more fluorescent tubes, especially 8 foot tubes.  Now the options with these bypass tubes have me thinking about going to the cited sources for LED replacements.  I also have five inop fluorescent fixtures (two-tube, four foot units) that I was going to dismantle for disposal.  Now I think I'll just take out the ballasts and buy tubes.  Going to end up improving the lighting in my utility spaces (basement, shop building, machine shed) in a cost-efficient manner.   Thanks.

(11-16-2020, 12:05 PM)Kudzu Wrote:

(11-23-2020, 09:12 AM)WxMan Wrote: Was at Menards this weekend, and they had a big stack of these.  Bought two for the garage.  Holy smokes.  Very bright.  Like this:

  

(11-25-2020, 09:36 AM)BrokenOlMarine Wrote: Miss T put those screw in LEDs that look like mini ceiling fans shown in the OP in her new Studio.  Just unscrewed the two lightbulbs and screwed them in.  Very bright.

I ordered eight of these for my windowless woodshop, daylight.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TM97LWY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

They worked so well I ordered four more for the boathouse where we store the kayaks and other outdoor gear.

They are hung by chains or can be directly mounted.  I ran a box and daisy'd two together.  If one should die, unhook that assembly, plug in another.  Won't cost any more than a pair of bulbs.