Subj : Re: Quarantine projects
To : OGG
From : JIMMY ANDERSON
Date : Fri May 29 2020 10:18 am
-=> OGG wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
> I love my LED bulbs - even converted one of my 8 foot fluorescent bulbs
> in the carport to LED instead of replacing the ballast. :-)
OG> What type were you working with? T8? T12?
OG> .and I guess you are using Type A LEDs?
F96T12CW were the flur bulbs. I have two of those '2 bulb' fixtures in
the carport. A few years ago one of the ballests went out, so I replaced
it. Then the other ballast went out so I removed it and replaced the
'guts' with the LED setup.
I don't know what type they are - I ordered the kit from Home Depot.
What it came with was the wires and bulbs. It's technically FOUR
4' LED's that use the same 'casing' that the old fixture used, but the
ballast is bypasses and/or removed first.
OG> Did you remove the old ballast entirely? If so, I suppose your LEDs are
OG> the Type B?
Yes I did.
OG> I just had a couple of ballasts blow out on me for my fluorescents.
OG> There are two ballasts per 4-bulb 8-foot fixture. For now, there is
OG> still enough light with just 2 of the remaing bulbs in the fixture.
OG> But the naked fixture (no covers) looks like a work-in-progress with
OG> the other 2 bulbs removed.
Understood!
OG> Do you find any noticeable radio interference near the LEDs?
No - they are in the carport and my wife's truck lives there. :-) She
has satillite radio and it loses signal most of the time in the carport
anyway. LOL It could affect the mobile ham rigs, but I never try to
use them in the carport anyway, cause the house sits 'between' the carport
end and the repeater.
