I've seen the light...

[Snook]

I replaced my old fluorescent 4 tube fixtures with ballast bypass LED 6500K tubes. WOW. I can finally see out here. If you guys are considering doing this, I recommend it.

Chuck (snook)

 

[PRND21]

Yes, what a difference it made. I retrofitted my 8 foot fixtures a couple of years ago. The fluorescent tubes needed replaced anyway, it was well worth the expense.

 

[Runner 68]

Yep, slowly converting over here too as my fluorescents start to fail. Much brighter and last longer too.
I must say however, I put the fluorescents in when I built the shop 14 years ago and they are now just starting to fail. Pretty good run.

 

[jimbosride]

I replaced 14 fluorescent light fixtures in my shop with LED lights from Amazon. They weren't very expensive, and they're a lot brighter than the fluorescent. They also don't take any time to warm up. One thing I learned from reading the reviews is that if you plug too many of them together, they can fail.

 

[radical rob]

Those light bulbs are great.
I was over your town just before Christmas for lunch

 

[Jerry Hall]

I started converting the 20 fixtures in my building about 6 months ago. It's about 50% done, but all fixtures are working. As the ballast fail or I run out of spare bulbs the others will slowly get done.

 

[gkent]

On a totally different tangent - and don't take this the wrong way - What's the point of that 4-pot hoist in a shop with less than 8 feet of headroom ??? From the looks of it you can raise the car about one foot and you're done.

 

[Chargerkiddave]

On a totally different tangent - and don't take this the wrong way - What's the point of that 4-pot hoist in a shop with less than 8 feet of headroom ??? From the looks of it you can raise the car about one foot and you're done.

If he has a service pit it would be fine...

 

[Nxcoupe]

When I built my shop, I used all LED from amazon. It, and my engine room are very bright.

 

[Snook]

On a totally different tangent - and don't take this the wrong way - What's the point of that 4-pot hoist in a shop with less than 8 feet of headroom ??? From the looks of it you can raise the car about one foot and you're done.

The ceiling is going to be modified to allow full lift. Right now I get about 4-5 feet of lift, plenty to do most work. Ceiling is 9' right now.

Chuck (snook)

 

[Unkle Krusty]

Mine are just failing, 4 foot regular fluorescent. I have to be sure the bulbs can handle chilly weather. Will an LED bulb fit and what do I look for on Amazon. I am off for about ten days, and will need light when I get back.

 

[Rebellion]

Harbor Freight lights...

I hung four of these in my garage (different LED fixtures in the shop), nice and bright. It is 0° right now, the lights work fine. You can run up to four in series. They plug into one another.

https://www.harborfreight.com/10000...amond-plate-led-hanging-shop-light-56780.html

 

[Jerry Hall]

The least expensive and best products i have found were at 1000 bulbs.
1000Bulbs.com

 

[NHRoadrunner]

Built our large shop with something like 5000 lumen T8 tubes 5000k temperature. Like 400 bulbs total. It's like turning on the sun!

5000k will get you close to accurate colors from what I have read.

 

[1966Canuck]

my l e d tubes have little switches on the tubes to change from bright white to warm lighting I believe

 

[radical rob]

Check your bulbs. Some can be used in fixtures with ballasts, some can’t

 

[#41]

Don't wait for your slow, flickering, noisy, CFL tube lights to die to upgrade to LED.

 

[6PKRTSE]

I have eight 8' florescent T8 double bulb fixtures that I have had in my garage for over 30 years. So far I have changed 3 of the double bulb fixtures over to LED as they burn out. They are definitely brighter and no flickering of those until them warm up like the florescent bulbs do.

For some unknown reason all three that I have replaced at different times must have been a different name brand and each bulb looks slightly different than the other two. Anyone have a direct replacement part # for the T8 bulbs that would be in stock somewhere in bulk?

 

[Jerry Hall]

I have eight 8' florescent T8 double bulb fixtures that I have had in my garage for over 30 years. So far I have changed 3 of the double bulb fixtures over to LED as they burn out. They are definitely brighter and no flickering of those until them warm up like the florescent bulbs do.

For some unknown reason all three that I have replaced at different times must have been a different name brand and each bulb looks slightly different than the other two. Anyone have a direct replacement part # for the T8 bulbs that would be in stock somewhere in bulk?

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I listed one in post #13. I'm working on 20 fixtures and the new replacement bulbs are all the same brightness. All I have to do is look up and I know which ones are retrofitted.

 

[6PKRTSE]

I listed one in post #13. I'm working on 20 fixtures and the new replacement bulbs are all the same brightness. All I have to do is look up and I know which ones are retrofitted.

I missed your link. Thanks. I will go check it out.