Fozzie Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I've just bought some LED T8 tube lights. They are 5 feet long and about 28w.I'm aware that most fluorescent lights use a ballast and starter to get themselves going.The tubes I've bought simply come with a label saying "some modification to the ballast may be required if it's not magnetic". The tubes come with some LED specific starters, which I imagine do practically nothing, they just short the connection for fixtures using a magnetic ballast you can leave be.My old tube lights however don't have a modern magnetic ballast, but I'd like to convert them to take the LED tubes.The LED tube has a + and - on the one end, meaning one end is dead and just there for mechanical fitment with the fixture. Is it as simple as pulling all the internal wiring out of the T8 fixture, and just having a choccy block connecting live and neutral to one end? Am I right in assuming the LED tube has the same internal circuit as most domestic LED bulbs with a diode bridge rectifier and step down voltage control?Google seems to send me off in a few directions, so wondered if anyone could confirm it either way.I'm probably going to get electrocuted again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRH Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Hthhttp://www.gelighting.com/LightingWeb/e ... ide-EN.pdfWear rubber boots and rubber gloves, then when you have finished tackle the light fitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 YES! Well done and thank you that man.I'll get the marigolds and rubber steel toe cap boots on and set about frying my brains one more time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRH Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Note check it is a UNIVERSAL TUBE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 It appears identical in spec...Only one thing for it... Wire it direct and see if I die Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoggs Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Wire it direct and see if I die I'm calling dibs on Fozzie's garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Unfortunately, legally speaking Moo now has first dibs.But if you ask her nicely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoggs Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Unfortunately, legally speaking Moo now has first dibs.But if you ask her nicely... I think you'll find the law is very clear that calling Dibs overrules any existing "legal" contract that was in place. And I called it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 I'm glad your care for my well being is near equal to my own I seem to be very hard to kill anyway. Family trait That's not an invitation to try however!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRH Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 So , it's in and are the marigolds off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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