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I thought LED lights were efficient?
Ice-Tea:
What pisses me off a bit is the whole "oh, all those fluorescents have got to go" as if it's written in the Bible. :--
The really good fluorescents are at least on par with poor LED replacements.
Gyro:
I am still contemplating what LED replacement to use for the 8ft T12 125W florescent that I have in my garage. Centrally placed, the light it puts out is so bright and even that I'm loathed to retire it.
I've added a PIR LED for trips to the freezer and washing machine, so the florescent only goes on when I'm actually working on something.
james_s:
--- Quote from: Gyro on April 04, 2022, 12:47:57 pm ---I am still contemplating what LED replacement to use for the 8ft T12 125W florescent that I have in my garage. Centrally placed, the light it puts out is so bright and even that I'm loathed to retire it.
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Why not just keep using it? My house is almost all LED but I still have fluorescent in the laundry room and garage. It works and it's not particularly inefficient.,
Gyro:
Yes, that's pretty much the conclusion I've come to for the foreseeable future. I don't think they make 8ft tubes any more but I still have a spare, which should see me out. With an electronic starter, blackened ends seem to be a thing of the past anyway.
james_s:
Even if they don't make the tubes anymore you should be able to find one, now may be a good time to start looking for a spare. I collect lamps and have some fluorescent tubes from the 1940s so even old lamps turn up now and then.
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