Fluorescent ballast wiring

SUNRAY said:

I'll even offer they are more efficient.

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If others have had similar experiences to mine, it depends upon what one means by "efficiency". Per what I recently wrote above, I am now paying about half as much to run LED tubes than it was costing to run the fluoros they replaced, with the LED ones, perceptively, seemingly providing similar amounts of illumination (where I wanted the illumination).

'Numbers' can be misleading, but less money going out of my pocket, without any apparent deterioration in what I'm getting for my money, is a fairly straightforwardfact.

It is the ballast for the single tube that I was asking about.
The questions regarding why fluro? I was doing a favour for a friend that has a pie warmer and it has fluro in it, not led.
Just wanted an answer about connecting the ballast.
Thanks for the input though.

JohnW2 said:

If others have had similar experiences to mine, it depends upon what one means by "efficiency". Per what I recently wrote above, I am now paying about half as much to run LED tubes than it was costing to run the fluoros they replaced, with the LED ones, perceptively, seemingly providing similar amounts of illumination (where I wanted the illumination).

'Numbers' can be misleading, but less money going out of my pocket, without any apparent deterioration in what I'm getting for my money, is a fairly straightforwardfact.

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I have a 5ft fluo tube above prismatic panels in a suspended ceiling. I tend to use that area as office (with zoom meetings etc)/light work bench (electronic PCBs as an example).
Replacing with 5 different LED tubes:
These VTak 20W in 4000K and 6500K https://www.toolstation.com/v-tac-t8-nano-plastic-led-tube/p17039
These LEDlite 24W in 4000K and 6500K https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/LTT524HDL.html
This Philips 20W CW https://www.toolstation.com/philips-led-tube-t8/p10690
have sofar prevented the use for electronics work or given an acceptable zoom meeting illumination even with the panels out and using 2 LED tubes whereas an old tube with dark ends gives plenty of light (and suitable colour for working with resister colour bands).

Ignoring quoted numbers, powers etc the only comparison I can make is simple: Can I continue to use the space for the same purpose? and as the answer is a distinct NO then I am in a position to make a statement that LED tubes are in no way comparible with fluorescent and the silly comment they cost half as much to run to do the same job is exactly that... silly.

Now IF anyone can come up with a LED solution that does work (providing it doesn't cost more to run) I'd be delighted. In the mean time I have purchased 9 fluo tubes for £22.68 at about 1/4 of the price of LED tubes.



In larger spaces it's very similar, a localchurch hall has dropped from 22 to 10 regular bookings per week and many have given the poor light as the reason.

Shoving 'LED tubes' into fittings designed for fluorescent will lead to disappointment.

flameport said:

Shoving 'LED tubes' into fittings designed for fluorescent will lead to disappointment.

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Using purpose built LED battens DOES lead to disappointment, so what is your point?

Hat a load of *******s this forum is. I asked a simple question and a discussion about led v fluro kicked off. I'll ask the question elsewhere. Thanks

givemeaclue60 said:

Hat a load of *******s this forum is. I asked a simple question and a discussion about led v fluro kicked off. I'll ask the question elsewhere. ThanksI

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I believe you have the instructions on how to wire the device you are fitting. Why do you need to question those instructions?

SUNRAY said:

so what is your point?

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Any point was lost long ago.