flourescent light replacement
what led strips to replace 18" fluorescent bulbs. warm or cool white and what size,and how many led's ? also how many lumens are to much. would warm white be preferable in bedroom and cool white in k...
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I did our twice...
First time I bought really cheap unregulated coils from hong kong off ebay. It turned out they couldn't take the fluctuating voltage in the RV, and they burned out.
Second time I still bought the cheap hong kong ones, but got ones that were regulated, and didn't bother with the waterproof coating.
The regulated ones will show a wide voltage range in the specs, 10 to 18 volts or so.
The second set has been great.
I prefer a color temp around 5000-6000. More than 6000 looks blue, yuck. and less than 4000 looks very yellow
I soldered all the connections, removed the old ballasts and wiring, and used the existing switch on the fixture to switch from 2 led strips to 6.
We mostly use that in the bathroom, only 2 strips lit makes for a nice subdued nitelight.
First time I bought really cheap unregulated coils from hong kong off ebay. It turned out they couldn't take the fluctuating voltage in the RV, and they burned out.
Second time I still bought the cheap hong kong ones, but got ones that were regulated, and didn't bother with the waterproof coating.
The regulated ones will show a wide voltage range in the specs, 10 to 18 volts or so.
The second set has been great.
I prefer a color temp around 5000-6000. More than 6000 looks blue, yuck. and less than 4000 looks very yellow
I soldered all the connections, removed the old ballasts and wiring, and used the existing switch on the fixture to switch from 2 led strips to 6.
We mostly use that in the bathroom, only 2 strips lit makes for a nice subdued nitelight.
