LED Flo light bulbs?

The replacement tubes are readily available in most RV stores or on line. They are spendy. Here is what I did instead.

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I saw today that COSTCO has two tube four foot fixtures on sale for $19.00. Usually happens twice a year.

cdl2 wrote:
Do they make them for my 12 volt RV lights too?

yep

LEDs for RVs

jfkmk wrote:

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
The 120vac 4' tubes require eliminating the ballast? Is there a preferred source of 4 tube fixtures?

Yes, the 4’ tubes require that you bypass the ballast, at least all the ones that I’ve seen. When I retrofitted my shop lights, I also had to replace the tombstones with non-shunted versions. Not sure of a freferred source, they’re pretty universally available.

I purchased replacement LED 4' tubes at Costco and didn't have to do anything but change out the tubes. It has been 2 years now and they still work fine.

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
The 120vac 4' tubes require eliminating the ballast? Is there a preferred source of 4 tube fixtures?

Yes, the 4’ tubes require that you bypass the ballast, at least all the ones that I’ve seen. When I retrofitted my shop lights, I also had to replace the tombstones with non-shunted versions. Not sure of a freferred source, they’re pretty universally available.

I've seen them at Walmart, I would imagine they're pretty common. Not sure of the preferred source though.

The 120vac 4' tubes require eliminating the ballast? Is there a preferred source of 4 tube fixtures?

I only had two fixtures so it hurt less. I also had free shipping.

JimBollman wrote:
If your RV has the small T5 Florescent tubes here is what I put in mine and they are great. You do have to disassemble the fixture and remove the ballast and do some simple rewiring, easy to do.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0795NLGS2/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

$16 per bulb + shipping... have 6 fixtures, 2 bulbs per... I would like to switch, but, ... how did you justify the cost?

If your RV has the small T5 Florescent tubes here is what I put in mine and they are great. You do have to disassemble the fixture and remove the ballast and do some simple rewiring, easy to do.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0795NLGS2/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Most RV owners know better than to buy from RV dealers :).

12V LED ropes start from $3 on Ebay, shipping included. Soldering isn't always required, some ropes come with cig lighter plug already. Or cut the adapter off and twist/tap into the nearest 12V light wire, if this is more convenient.

Didn't realize there existed prices $150/hour, but people with deep pockets might pay that much. It's a matter of personal choice - though, when chosen by somebody without really deep pockets, I would rather attribute this to laziness or stupidity (often same thing, one leads to another). Whatever makes "them" happy.