Harvey51 wrote:
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I just bought our first LED replacements for 4 foot fluorescent tubes for home use. They had a lower lumen rating than the fluorescents but are much brighter because all the light is aimed downward. The claim is half the power consumption. Not as good as I expected. Apparently there are LED tube replacements that require removal of the ballast and a bit of retiring to take the 120 V direct to the tube. That sounds better but I don't know where to get them.
In a slight thread detour... In talking to an electrician friend of mine, LED replacements for 4 foot florescent tubes are still a bit too expensive to justify replacement strictly based on cost. He said the tubes will probably follow along with LED bulbs - soon the cost will drop. I'm talking about the full replacement with ballast removal.
By the way, I just picked up two 2-packs of 60w equivalent LED bulbs from Walmart - for $1.89 each pack. They say GE on them. I don't know if they work yet, haven't tried them. I don't know if that was mis-marked (went through the checkout computer without a hitch, though), over stock, or just an incredible sale.
