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LED T8 and T5 upgrades

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William Brosam:
So the other day(sunday the 24th) i bypassed my flouresecent ballasts as i put multiple bulbs in them and got no working lights.

i purchased these units from seller bovilles
6x T8 18" units
http://www.ebay.com/itm/321092493523?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

4x T8
http://www.ebay.com/itm/321092491428?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

2x T5 12" for above the toilet
http://www.ebay.com/itm/321092486877?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

Originally i tried bypassing two of them next to shower worked great, then i tried to plug in two to the existing ballast and they got very hot and turned off they were not providing enough power. so popped the cover off cut the white ground and wire nutted it and put covers back on and presto nice bright lights.

none have failed and the price is real good.

Joel Weiss:
Those look similar to, but have lower lumen ratings than these (this link is to the 12" tube size) which I have been quite pleased with:

http://www.rvledbulbs.com/product-p/18-0577.htm

I found that two 300 lumen LED tubes produced slightly more light than the two 12" fluorescents they replaced.   I have used mine for over a year with no problems.  

William Brosam:
yea having more leds will make it brighter for sure.

these are brighter then the flourescents i replaced to my eyes and highly recomended mod, i added LED's to the trailer 12volt lights already

Orman Claxton:
Yes the LEDs are very nice, I have changed all except the one in the Kitchen, nice and bright also led electrical draw

Jerry Carr:
Orman the change over is very EZ and the bottom line results are better then the original tubes, I have been running my LED tubes since the quartzite rally and love them.

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