My suggestion would be to bypass the ballasts. They waste power and may
fail in the future. I've also found some that didn't want to work with LED
bulbs, even the ones that say they will work with a ballast. One of my old
fixtures apparently failed the first time it was powered up with LEDs in
place; it had been working before but didn't work afterwards (even with the
original fluorescent bulbs). Of course, if you don't bypass the ballasts,
look for the bulbs that say they will work with a ballast.
Watch out for lumen ratings, some of the LED bulbs are cheating on their
"watt equivalent" ratings.
You might want to look at color temperature too; I don't like the really
high ones. 4000 or 5000K is ok with me, but I really hate 7000 or 8000.
FWIW, I went with new fixtures (price was about the same and I didn't have
to mess with rewiring and so on, plus I didn't have enough old fixtures).
4200 lumens per 4' fixture, 5000K. Haven't finished the new facility yet,
but I'm really happy with what I've got up so far.
https://i.imgur.com/RhRoHF1.jpg
-- Randall
> I have regular florescent tube lights in my garage and want
> to replace the tubes with LED equivalents. ( I don't want to
> replace the fixtures) Is there anything I need to look out
> for. I think mine have ballasts in each.
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