I replaced some fluorescent bulbs recently and found LED tubes - they're the same form factor, but inside are a line of LEDs. They lightg up quickly and don't flicker like fluorescents do.
When I took over the shop, the previous installation had a
series of 8ft-long and 4ft-long fluorescent T12's. When some of
the transformers started to fail after 2 or years of my
occupation, I had all the T12's changed to support T8's. That
was 7 years ago. Now, some of those "new" instant-start
transformers are failing. I am at the point where direct-wire
LED tubes would be a more welcoming solution. But the 8ft-ers
cost about $32 a piece. I would need about 24.
I am not sure if I've seen any other retail space using LED
lighting exclusively.
I've gone through at least a handful of T12 fluorescents, in my
first couple of years of operation, and then even MORE T8's
later on. At about $20 a piece, they could add up.
But the LED variety cost even more.
Which kind did you settle with? Direct-wire types, or the ones
that work with the existing ballast?
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