LEDs Replacement for Flourscent
Amazon has three plug an play or direct replacement 12 in bulbs for rvs etc. or 21.00. five watts 500 lumens plus a few other listings including those you have to eliminate the ballast to use. The th...
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There are two types of LED replacements. One is a "plug and play" and for RV's I actually DO NOT recommend these
The other you can strip the "Ballast" (really an inverter) out of the fixture and there are 12 volt leads on the tube you connect up instead. NICE and the advantages go beyond just the LED upgrade
What I did
Amazon has some reels of leds (5 meter long strips) for I think about 8-9 bucks.
I stripped the ballast and sockets out of the fixture
Sliced and diced the 5 meter strip into fixture length strips
Soldered on jumpers and leads.
NICE. But if you don't know how to work on electronics this is NOT a method for you.
The other you can strip the "Ballast" (really an inverter) out of the fixture and there are 12 volt leads on the tube you connect up instead. NICE and the advantages go beyond just the LED upgrade
What I did
Amazon has some reels of leds (5 meter long strips) for I think about 8-9 bucks.
I stripped the ballast and sockets out of the fixture
Sliced and diced the 5 meter strip into fixture length strips
Soldered on jumpers and leads.
NICE. But if you don't know how to work on electronics this is NOT a method for you.
