LED shop lights

   / LED shop lights #81  
At work I have resisted switching and have an entire Hospital T-8...

No complaints... maybe 2 or 3 ballasts per month and all installed in December of 1995.

When they did the imaging center all the T-8 fixtures in that area were scrapped... brought home a dozen for the under garage work space...

PS... some Sylvania T-8 original to 1995 are still working... they are locked on in stairwells... so 25 years which is an anomaly but true.
 
   / LED shop lights #82  
Florescent fixtures last longer if left on. The ballast start and stop wear on life. My t12 8foot ho fixtures in barn are 25 years old. Same lamps. Same ballast. I only changed out my shop because led lamps were free. I would not hove done it if i had to purchase lamps.
 
   / LED shop lights #83  
The utility offered incentives to go LED in commercial buildings... I declined.

The 4% that are not T-8 are compact flourescent... so far not a bad ballast and also no complaints.

All replacement T-8 bulbs are GE... At one time it almost cost more to dispose than buy...

Cost in quantity was down to 1.44 for each 3500k T-8
 
   / LED shop lights #84  
The utility offered incentives to go LED in commercial buildings... I declined.

The 4% that are not T-8 are compact flourescent... so far not a bad ballast and also no complaints.

All replacement T-8 bulbs are GE... At one time it almost cost more to dispose than buy...

Cost in quantity was down to 1.44 for each 3500k T-8
the commercial buildings i retrofitted were given full reimbursement for cost of lamp if owner paid labor. I switched out a heck of a lit of lamps.
 
   / LED shop lights #85  
Bottom line (with me at least) is LED's blow for service life. Lumen output per watt is better but not a game changer for me. I use the 5K Kelvin T8's btw.

I tried the LED's and was initially impressed until they started pooping out.
 
   / LED shop lights #86  
Bottom line (with me at least) is LED's blow for service life. Lumen output per watt is better but not a game changer for me. I use the 5K Kelvin T8's btw.

I tried the LED's and was initially impressed until they started pooping out.
I have a total of 34 4ft LED bulbs if I'm counting right... and haven't had one failure yet.
 
   / LED shop lights #87  
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The very first thing I think about when I see an LED light is how much RF energy does it radiate? The second thing is how much light does it put out for how much energy consumed (efficiency) . <snip>
Efficiency can be overcome by bottom line cost. I've several double tube T12 fixtures the ballasts still work in. While the ballasts work I replace the lights, but when they fail I'm replacing them w/ 4' LED fixtures. The last batch of fixtures were about $50 for 8.
I installed a number of LED shop lights about a year and a half ago and 2 have already expired. Not overly happy about that. The expired ones will be replaced with my old standby T8 fixtures. At least the tubes are replaceable. The LED's aren't. One thin about the LED fixtures, when the expire, they just go out. When a T8 gets some run time, they expire slowly.

I'm not impressed at all

I have a total of 34 4ft LED bulbs if I'm counting right... and haven't had one failure yet.
I've similar results, out of the many fixtures I've installed prior to 2020 there were only a few DOA and none have failed since. Out of the 32 Amazon Commercial's I got this year I had 1 DOA. And at about $7@ that's not bad in my opinion.
 
   / LED shop lights #88  
A t12 ballast can suck up lots of energy, thats why i always go with ballast free retrofits when i swap out commercial lighting while retaining the fixture. Just price out an electronic replacement for the older style t12 fixtures. I doubt the entire fixture cost that much when new. Its insane.

Then again, im now retired from electrical contracting, so ill never have to replace another ballast anyways.....ever again.
 
   / LED shop lights #89  
LED's dont last long....... Whats up with that I thought they was the cats meow or whatever cat you have..........
 
   / LED shop lights #90  
I sure wouldn't base any installation on the old technology of Fluorescent tubes and ballasts. One of these days those things will be very difficult to find if you can find them at all. The handwriting is on the wall. Its LEDS. As far as longevity, Yes I had one fail too. Just a standard bulb became intermittent (shock sensitive) after in service about 2 years. But that was years ago, and was one of my early adoptions. I have dozens of the things in service now with no failures. Buy quality stuff and unless you are unlucky, I believe they will last for years, I already have several that have been in service for years. And the savings will more than pay for any that something inside the power supply pukes.

I am pleased with LED's overall, they have all come down in price, the cost savings are real, The reliability has been good. The ballast free retrofits on using your old fluorescent fixtures is quick and easy, and they put out a lot of light. The good ones don't seem to put out RFI, so what is not to like?
 

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