16” fluorescent light LED conversion. Wiring question.

I just bought a bunch from Walmart. Drop in replacement, about $8 each.

I just bought 16’ of 5050. I had done all the bulb lights a few years ago.

Thanks all!

yes mine were ALSO the 5050 LED

various colors are available cool white, warm white, bright white

i like the bright white, for reading areas and work areas

warm white is good in the bedroom

i have been converting/replacing all the incandescent here in the Bounder with bright white LED fixtures
i put warm white LEDS in the bedroom fixtures

I've done this using thermally conductive adhesive. By selecting strips and Kelvin color a superior product can be made.

I had picked up some off wish.com, that where in a nice holder, but didnt stand up too well, but I picked up some LED 5050 strip that came in 5M long strips that can be cut to size, and have a peel and stick back that work very well

i did this in the Safari
i used a 5m strip of bright white, LED strip
i cut to lengths to fit inside on the metal reflector strip
4 lengths made lots of light
disconnect the ballast
use the 12v from the switch to power the LED strips
strips can be cut to any length that is multiples of '3 leds'
evry set of '3' is a series 12v set
so strips can be 3,6,9,12,15 etc
strip is marked where you can cut
clean the reflector with alcohol before placing the self sticking strips
DO NOT use double sided tape, this insulates the strip and causes over heating
the reflector acts as the heat sink, attach directly to the reflector
solder the wires on the ends of the strips, daisy chaining the + to + and - to - connections