Jul-28-2018 04:35 PM
Jul-30-2018 08:55 AM
Executive wrote:F4Jock wrote:Executive wrote:
WalMart $8 NY Luminaries $17 Your choice....Dennis
Tried the Walmart ones today. No comparison in quality to the NY ones. Very touchy in my fixtures. Also NY 6K temp Walmart 5K. Walmart ones probably going back unless I can figure out why they are so sensitive.
My post wasn't meant as any kind of endorsement either way. Some folks buy things based only on price, others only by quality. Fortunately, we all have a choice on what and why we purchase things. An earlier post asked about the price...:)....Dennis
Jul-30-2018 08:16 AM
F4Jock wrote:Executive wrote:
WalMart $8 NY Luminaries $17 Your choice....Dennis
Tried the Walmart ones today. No comparison in quality to the NY ones. Very touchy in my fixtures. Also NY 6K temp Walmart 5K. Walmart ones probably going back unless I can figure out why they are so sensitive.
Jul-29-2018 04:54 PM
Executive wrote:
WalMart $8 NY Luminaries $17 Your choice....Dennis
Jul-29-2018 04:33 PM
Jul-29-2018 04:27 PM
wa8yxm wrote:
How much did you pay?
I got some 5 Meter LED strips peel and stick (3m tape) backing from Amazon for less than 10 bucks each.
Took out my short (8 watt) Tubes and removed the ballast. Cut the 5 Meter long into fixture length strips and stuck 'em down Soldered jumpers to all strips work (There is a way to do it without soldering jumpers on but I'm trained in soldering done a lot of it).
WOW is the word I'd use too. Very very happy with results. ONly remaining florcesent is a 120 volt table lamp in the bedroom.
Jul-29-2018 04:25 PM
MrWizard wrote:ELeland wrote:Tinstar wrote:
Walmart has the 18 inch LED direct replacement bulbs for $8.00. They are sold in the store but not online.
I was there this morning to check. The ones they had in LED for $8 said 120-277 VAC Ballast Dependent. Walmart had none labeled 12V. Maybe my local store doesn't carry them.
direct replacement means work with the ballast
NOT 12v
NO rewiring
there are NO special 12v fluorescent tubes
they are standard 120v tubes, and RV fixtures use a special 12v ballast
the LED tubes you saw are drop in replacements
just like the OP got
Jul-29-2018 03:42 PM
Jul-29-2018 12:59 PM
ELeland wrote:Tinstar wrote:
Walmart has the 18 inch LED direct replacement bulbs for $8.00. They are sold in the store but not online.
I was there this morning to check. The ones they had in LED for $8 said 120-277 VAC Ballast Dependent. Walmart had none labeled 12V. Maybe my local store doesn't carry them.
Jul-29-2018 08:31 AM
Tinstar wrote:
Walmart has the 18 inch LED direct replacement bulbs for $8.00. They are sold in the store but not online.
Jul-29-2018 04:50 AM
MrWizard wrote:
you do realize, the power savings are not the same as if you disconnected the ballasts and rewired the fixtures for straight LEDs
you now have a High voltage LED string with voltage regulator in each tube
and the ballast is still using power to light 'tubes' that are no longer there
its nice that they are Bright
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