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Re: [Shop-talk] Replacement florescent bulbs F42T6

To: Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Replacement florescent bulbs F42T6
From: Rochlin Robert <rrochlin@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2021 17:11:46 -0500
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        The whole fixture - should have been clearer...

> On Feb 6, 2021, at 3:05 PM, Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com> =
wrote:
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> The tubes, Bob, or the whole fixture?
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> On Sat, Feb 6, 2021, 2:00 PM Rochlin Robert <rrochlin@comcast.net =
>       I don=E2=80=99t know if this heresy, but I=E2=80=99ve been =
replacing my florescent units with HF 5000 luman LEDs as they go bad.  =
The single tube, $19.95 (on sale), are amazingly bright, nice color =
temperature and relatively well built. I=E2=80=99ve found that a single =
HF unit will replace a 2 bulb florescent unit, and HF sells a two tube =
unit for a few dollars more.
>       Best,
>       Bob
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>> On Feb 6, 2021, at 1:16 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net =
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>> Makes sense. It's been a couple years, and my memory's fuzzy, but now =
I remember I had a couple bad ballasts and, since I had to replace them =
I got LED-compatible ones and installed LED tubes (T12 IIRC).
>>=20
>> LEDs must need something, at least according to the ones I'm =
familiar--they're used in rectifiers--need DC current (probable at 5 or =
12V).
>>=20
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>> On 2/6/2021 9:08 AM, Pat Horne wrote:
>>> Bob, it=E2=80=99s not that LEDs need a special ballast, they usually =
don=E2=80=99t need any ballast, but that some of them will work with a =
fluorescent ballast & some not. The ones I use take 120-270v directly to =
the lamp.=20
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>>> Peace,
>>> Pat
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>>> Pat Horne=20
>>> We support Habitat for Humanity
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><span=
 class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre">    </span>The whole =
fixture - should have been clearer...<br class=3D""><div><br =
class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Feb =
6, 2021, at 3:05 PM, Scott Hall &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:scott.hall.personal@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">scott.hall.personal@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" =
class=3D"">The tubes, Bob, or the whole fixture?</div><br class=3D""><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Feb =
6, 2021, 2:00 PM Rochlin Robert &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:rrochlin@comcast.net"; =
class=3D"">rrochlin@comcast.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br =
class=3D""></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div =
style=3D"word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"white-space:pre-wrap" class=3D"">     </span>I =
don=E2=80=99t know if this heresy, but I=E2=80=99ve been replacing my =
florescent units with HF 5000 luman LEDs as they go bad.&nbsp; The =
single tube, $19.95 (on sale), are amazingly bright, nice color =
temperature and relatively well built. I=E2=80=99ve found that a single =
HF unit will replace a 2 bulb florescent unit, and HF sells a two tube =
unit for a few dollars more.<div class=3D""><span =
style=3D"white-space:pre-wrap" class=3D"">      </span>Best,</div><div =
class=3D""><span style=3D"white-space:pre-wrap" class=3D"">     =
</span>Bob<br class=3D""><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Feb 6, 2021, at 1:16 PM, Bob =
Spidell &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"; target=3D"_blank" =
rel=3D"noreferrer" class=3D"">bspidell@comcast.net</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">
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   =20
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  <div class=3D"">
    Makes sense. It's been a couple years, and my memory's fuzzy, but
    now I remember I had a couple bad ballasts and, since I had to
    replace them I got LED-compatible ones and installed LED tubes (T12
    IIRC).<br class=3D"">
    <br class=3D"">
    LEDs must need <i class=3D"">something</i>, at least according to =
the ones I'm
    familiar--they're used in rectifiers--need DC current (probable at 5
    or 12V).<br class=3D"">
    <br class=3D"">
    <br class=3D"">
    <div class=3D"">On 2/6/2021 9:08 AM, Pat Horne wrote:<br class=3D"">
    </div>
    <blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"">
     =20
      Bob, it=E2=80=99s not that LEDs need a special ballast, they =
usually don=E2=80=99t
      need any ballast, but that some of them will work with a
      fluorescent ballast &amp; some not. The ones I use take 120-270v
      directly to the lamp.&nbsp;
      <div class=3D""><br class=3D"">
      </div>
      <div class=3D"">Peace,</div>
      <div class=3D"">Pat<br class=3D"">
        <br class=3D"">
        <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">Pat Horne&nbsp;
          <div class=3D"">We support Habitat for Humanity</div>
          <div class=3D""><br class=3D"">
          </div>
        </div>
        <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><br class=3D"">
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      </div>
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