FYI - Have an shop/garage/work area? Need more lighting?

[The Heretic]

I'd like to get their ballast bypass 4 ft LED replacement tubes.
4FT 15W 4000K or 5000K 100-277V input ballast bypass LED T8 tube light. Works in place of any 4 foot fluorescent tube T8, T10, or T12 that has a G13 medium bipin base. Rewiring and fluorescent ballast removal is required. | Green LED Zone (http://www.greenledzone.com/15w-t8-led-tube-ballast-bypass-5000k-p/gl-t8b1554-6a2-(4ft).htm)
I've tried some direct replacement tubes from home depot, but they didn't like my electronic ballast and wouldn't start up at full brightness.

I considered something like this. Costco has/had something similar - but at $10 for each tube, it seemed easier to just get the whole light system for $25 that comes with 2 tubes.

 

[PDXSparky]

I considered something like this. Costco has/had something similar - but at $10 for each tube, it seemed easier to just get the whole light system for $25 that comes with 2 tubes.

If you needed the whole fixture, then yes. I already have the fixtures installed in my garage so I only need the tubes.

 

[Member 5605]

any LED swap is a good swap...

 

[Caveman Jim]

I have a row of somewhat translucent fiberglass at the top of the back of my shop - but even on sunny days not near enough light comes through there to light up the shop.

My next shop is going to have a number of solar tubes, each with powered lighting, but I will still have quite a bit of the conventional LED lighting.

Mine has it on 3 sides (except at rear door) where the sun shines most, the small eave ilghts in front by the car are covered by rigid insulation so no help there (I just open the garage doors for extra light).
When I built it back in 2000 I bought a dozen 2'x4' (4) bulb fixtures from a commercial building & switched out the ballasts to the new (back then) ones. 10 are in the woodshop & 3) 8' fluorescent fixtures in the front work well for me.

 

[cigars]

I was in Costco Friday and noticed that they have those 4 foot LED (two tube) work area lights that look like fluorescents (but aren't) for $24 each after instant rebate. They are normally about $30 each. That is a fairly good deal. You can chain 4 of them together with their power cords.

I got five, I already had 2 - now I need to hang them in my shop - the high side (14' RV door with a 20' roof) doesn't have any lights over it and gets pretty dark in there.

FWIW

I bought four of them last year. Not one problem with them. I replaced an 8 footer and two 4 foot units with them. They are excellent!