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  1. Moley

    A nice basic question about old fluorescent tubes

    A nice simple (I hope) question. The Mother in Law has an old strip fluorescent light in her kitchen. The tube is starting to show it's age (starting to blacken on the ends) so I've been thinking of converting her to LED. Is it just a case of taking the ballast and starter out of circuit and...
  2. T

    Philips LED retrofit tubes & DALI, might this all go Pete Tong?

    Hello EF, My first post in a long long time, I'm looking to swap out some tubes in a commercial unit that has a lighting control system in place, usual sort of stuff, some area's are dimmable via retractive switches and others are covered by absence detectors. All fittings are DALI...
  3. GeoPag

    Rewiring Medicine cabinet to accept LED light tubes

    Hi, I am restoring an old art deco, wall mount medicine cabinet. The cabinet has an 18” fluorescent light tube on each side. Before I put a lot of money into restoring this (mostly chroming parts) I want to make sure I can get lights for it, preferably LEDs, and need to know what I should...
  4. S

    Will the DEXTRA GROUP Impervia LUXT5249 PC EL fluorescent fittings take LED tubes?

    Hi. As per subject heading. We have a lot of these florrie fittings at our unit that we'd like to change to LED. The manufacturer - DEXTRA - claim that there are no LED tubes that can work in them, so we need complete new LED fittings. It would obviously be a lot less work if we could fit LED...
  5. timhoward

    LED tubes failure mode

    I just wondered if anyone else has seen LED tubes do this (2 different fittings) I’m assuming this is a bad batch as this is apparently the 3rd to do this. Unfortunately testing the wiring was a little difficult due to a right rats nest installed behind two fire-trip wires that shut off the gas.
  6. S

    T4 5w fluorescent tubes

    Anyone know where I can get T4 5w fluorescent tubes? If I can't find them I'm reluctantly going to have to rip out our kitchen under-cabinet fittings.
  7. ericlime

    Fluorescent Light Circuit For 4 T8 Tubes. Advice needed

    Hi, I've got 4 T8 tubes: 4 Foot Fluorescent Tube 36W 950 Graphica Pro 36 Watt-Philips [Energy Class G] And I want to make one bank light out of them. Something like that But there's so much confusing info on in the internet, that I'm even afraid to ask all those questions that cross my...
  8. I

    LED tubes won't turn ON sometimes due to dimmer on the same 120V line

    I just rewired my kitchen CFL T8 fixture with direct wire - double ended Sylvania A/B type LED tubes, no more ballast. One single 120V 15A line connected to living room with LED dimmer and LED light bulbs. Couple of the feet from dimmer another simple On/Off switch(kitchen) connected to the same...
  9. J

    Bathroom Mirror with fluorescent tubes turning off at random times

    Hi, I have a bathroom mirror fitted in 2013 with 2 fluorescent tubes and a pir sensor to operate. Its been working without any issues until a couple of days ago. Now when I turn the light on by passing a hand under the sensor the light will then go off after anything from a minute to 10...
    • jazzlover
    • Thread
    • bathroom fluorescent mirror pir random times tubes turning
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  10. G

    1200mm 5000K dual end feed LED tubes. Where can I buy them from.

    Hi All I am changing some tubes in an office and replacing the existing LED tT8 tubes which are 5000K dual end feed that were installed in 2012. I am however finding it difficult to find the same spec tubes. Any body know any suppliers there are only 75. If dual end feeds are not available then...
  11. bigspark17

    Sun bed uv tubes problem

    A customer has decided to Replace there sunbed tubes (48) with new tubes, the problem is that they are starting to blow/not work. Wondering weather the new bulbs are compatible with the old ballasts. Reading up there are electronic and electromagnetic ballasts and i believe there are 48...
  12. Lucien Nunes

    T5 8W tubes - unusual failure rate - is it the tubes?

    The lighting on my boat includes about thirty T5 8W 12" tubes in conventional 12V fittings of good make (mainly Labcraft) with HF inverters, taking one, two or three tubes as required. For over 25 years these have worked more or less flawlessly; the only outright failure was when water got into...
  13. N

    Fluorescent tubes for older fittings

    Although I am C & G qualified and fully trained as a spark I am donkeys years out of date and wish to ask this question. "I have a two 4 foot 40 watt fluorescent fittings in my kitchen which now need new tubes. There appears to have been changes in the size of tubes with which I am unfamilier...
  14. E

    Fluorescent to LED replacement tubes

    Got a few 4'(1200mm) fluorescent tubes with ballast and starters. Although the lumen will be lower using LED, I assume the ballast and starter is by-passed. Also assume to use the SMD range of LED tubes. thanks
  15. V

    Choosing replacement ballast

    Hi all. I have two bathroom cabinets which each use two T2 15W fluorescent tubes. Each tube has its own ballast which are pretty expensive to replace and go about every 12 months. Just wondering what ballast would be able to replace both of these, or if anyone can give me some ballast calcs to...
  16. T

    8 foot LED replacement tubes

    Can anyone recommend a supplier for the above we have had some from a previous supplier but have failed.
  17. F

    Convert Kitchen Flourescent Tubes With LED Strip Lighting .. Advice

    Hi, I currently have 3ft of wall cupboard then a space for the cooker hood then another 8ft of Wall cupboard. Both wall cupboards have fluorescent tubing beneath and are controlled by a single mains wall switch. I am looking to replace these with LED strip lights. Is there any advice on the...
  18. T

    Twin florescent led tubes confusion

    Good afternoon all, I have a set up of two tubes wired together so that both tubes need to be working to make it all work. They run off the old fashioned fluorescent tubes. Electro magnetic ballasts. I've bought Fusion T8 led tubes, 45mA 9w 300 900lm 4000k 04/16. These work fine. When...
    • Tile seller
    • Thread
    • confusion led tubes
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  19. C

    LED Fluorescent Light Fitting - Standard Fluorescent Tube

    OSRAM - 4058075000988 - DAMP PROOF 1500 1X LAMP HOUSING IP65 | CPC UK - http://cpc.farnell.com/osram/4058075000988/damp-proof-1500-1x-lamp-housing/dp/LA0602907?CMP=KNC-CPC-ebooks Says its pre wired for LED lamp. Can anyone tell me if it will take a normal (older type) tube? Thanks
    • chriso89
    • Thread
    • fitting fluorescent housing led light proof something standard tube tubes
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  20. dedzyyy

    LED Tube Lights

    Hi all, This is a really noobie and arty farty question that I have. I want to make a hanging LED tube light sculpture for my new home, similar to this: Using fluro tubes looks like a major pain in the ---, so I have come across these Christmas lights: Link: 20/30/50cm LED Meteor Shower...

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