Fluorescent to LED Conversion

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5 жыл бұрын

How to convert your Fluorescent lights to LED.
LED lamps 10 pack: amzn.to/34bldBT (they don't sell the same bulbs anymore but these wire up the same, you will use nonshunted tombstones like in the video)
Be sure to purchase bulbs that are for use without a ballast and that are wired the same way as these, it can be very confusing. Other bulbs may use different wiring.
Fluorescent Bulbs: amzn.to/3ZXIdeL
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@vw93to85 4 жыл бұрын

This video was a huge help. I have 4 fixtures in my garage that hold 4 T8 bulbs each. I used the link you provided for the single sided bulbs and ordered them as well as new tombstones. Wired up the 1st one today and what a difference. Best part is, no more ballasts wasting energy.

@SoatMon 4 жыл бұрын

That's great! Thank you for letting me know it was helpful!

@TC-uy8ng 4 жыл бұрын

Did this on 2 fluorescent fixtures in my garage. They had old T12's with ballast going bad on both. Worked like a charm.

@SoatMon 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Thanks for letting me know.

@etarheel1 3 жыл бұрын

I took the old ballasts out. Wire one side hot and the other neutral. Put the 4 new led bulbs in, breaker back on, switch on, lights on. Awesome video, thank you for the knowledge and confidence to get her done!

@SoatMon 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it worked for you. Thanks for letting me know!

@rtgroffjr 5 жыл бұрын

Soat Mon, Just installed two single ended LED tubes, exactly as you explained. Worked perfectly, got rid of the old ballast and the two fluorescent tubes. Thank you very much for your video. Very informative.

@SoatMon 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent, thanks for letting me know!

@FreshAgenda 4 жыл бұрын

I'm having a hard time finding single ended led tubes. Where did you get yours?

@rtgroffjr 4 жыл бұрын

@@FreshAgenda Either Lowes or Home Depot website, buy on website and have the tubes delivered to store. Worked for me. BC

@Dcthetruth85 3 жыл бұрын

I've binge watch alot of these videos, because I like to see how different people do the job.

@annamaguire4470 6 ай бұрын

I have done this two other times before. But to be honest I am a 65 year old, disabled woman and couldn't remember. The past times I spent $20 more for the kit than buying 4 bulbs. In the kit was one bulb and instructions. So this time I watched like 5 videos and they looked so complicated. Your video was PERFECT! You made it so easy! THANK YOU!

@SoatMon 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome. Make sure the bulbs you buy are link the ones listed in the description. There are alot of different configurations. You basically need a bulb that does not require a ballast and both the negative and positive wire attach to one end of the bulb. Good luck with yours!

@talonf50 4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate this video. Made a nice chunk of change doing conversion work because of this. Thank you.

@SoatMon 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad it helped you.

@TEXASMOFO 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I've been looking at many conversion videos lately. Your video is pretty much the most helpful, STRAIGHT-FORWARD "How-To" video that I've seen! 👌

@SoatMon 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@joemckenna9644 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with the folks that commented on how clear your instructions are in this video. I’ve watched lots of video and had gotten pretty confused. Thank you.

@SoatMon 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@johnhoffman4580 Жыл бұрын

Simple and to the point. Thanks for not another long and drawn out video.

@SoatMon Жыл бұрын

You're welcome John!

@jakkew5753 4 жыл бұрын

Good explanation. The way I've always done it is to connect the power to the end where the wires branch between the two tombstones, and cut off the wires on the four wire end.

@SoatMon 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@terencegillespie6675 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your time and interest. Ima go crazy converting these lamps.

@SoatMon 4 жыл бұрын

It can be very confusing. I would suggesting using the ones I had in the description and then you should have no trouble. There are many different kinds that need different wiring. Hopefully they will standardize it one day.

@Hello.ThisizBOB 6 ай бұрын

Ugh!! FINALLY!!!, A video THAT ACTUALLY explains in simple English, and SHOWS EVERYTHING that he is doing. He doesn't use annoying PORN MUSIC to drown out his audio and he doesn't have FAT hands in the way to see what is being done. Also his video shots show what I WANT to SEE. GOOD JOB. Now I'm going to replace my lights

@SoatMon 6 ай бұрын

Lol. Thanks for the comment! Just be sure to get bulbs that don't use a ballast and wire up at one end and not both ends and you should be fine. There are some listed in the description if you need it. Good luck!

@jamesdean9943 7 ай бұрын

Same tutorial video I use to convert the bulbs in my back garage some years ago. Back again to do the same in my shed. Thank you for this video!

@SoatMon 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to let me know it was helpful to you!

@demontekdigital1704 5 ай бұрын

5 yrs ago, and this video still helps. That's awesome, and thank you! My wiring was a bit different, but I managed to get it done. Mine had a red, white, and black solid wires on one end, and two blue solids on the other. The red wired to the romex hot, and the two blues had to be wired together, and to the neutral. I figure it must be an older light fixture. The only thing I did different from you was I made sure to cut all the wires as close to the ballast as possible to give me mercy in case I screwed up, lol. Come to think of it I can't remember where the black wire connected. Weird.

@SoatMon 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words and for sharing your experience.

@angiewahlmeier8975 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for posting this! Perfect instructions...it was exactly like mine...you made it look easy and it was.

@SoatMon 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@kevinfarley661 Жыл бұрын

i've watched your video first, then I tried to watch 3 other videos and O M G, yours was the most simple and TO THE POINT. Very helpful thank you, keep it up, keep it simple. YES!

@SoatMon Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin! I hope it went well for you!

@BigMoe-wf7nx 4 жыл бұрын

Dude, you are awesome!!! I have looked at many videos on converting fluorescent to LED lightning, but yours is the only one that I understood completely!! Thank you so much for showing me how!! I will subscribe to your channel immediately!!

@SoatMon 4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Be careful about the bulbs you buy, that will determine if you are successful or not. Different ones hook up differently. If you have questions about what type of bulbs to buy, follow the link in the description and then purchase ones that are the same kind. Good luck and thank you for letting me know the video was helpful!

@BigMoe-wf7nx 4 жыл бұрын

@@SoatMon Thanks, Man!! I appreciate all of your advice!!:)

@daleramage7389 3 жыл бұрын

Great video my son has been bugging me to Change to led.You just simplified it ,I thought it would be alot harder thanks so much Dale

@SoatMon 3 жыл бұрын

Be sure you look at the bulbs. Different types wire differently. Check the ones listed in the description for a start. Good luck!

@techhelp8104 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial, helped me to rewire the unit myself and save £80 (to call an electrician), thank you so much!!!

@SoatMon 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@BoogerMan309 Жыл бұрын

And just to think, this old man was going to get another ballast to replace the one I replaced 8 years ago. Not now !! Thanks for the video !

@SoatMon Жыл бұрын

It hope it's working out for you. You have to make sure you know how the bulbs are wired. There is not a standard and there are many different ones. There is a link in the description that will get you started on the right kind. It doesn't matter what kind as long as you wire them up according to the wiring diagram.

@kennyc388 5 ай бұрын

I'm all done with power wasting ballasts !

@ritaclark8900 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!! Straight and to the point. I Can do this now that I have seen your demonstration. Greatly appreciated.

@SoatMon Жыл бұрын

Be sure to check that your bulbs wire up the same way as the ones listed in the description. There are a lot of different ones.

@usabox 2 жыл бұрын

you made the instructions so clear. thank you! i'm going to try this on my own before i call my electrician.

@SoatMon 2 жыл бұрын

Be sure to get bulbs that wire the same way, there are a lot of different ones out there unfortunately. There is a link in the description to the ones I used. You can use that as a reference and get whatever you want. As long as you get comparable bulbs it should be easy.

@eminusipi 2 жыл бұрын

I think that they are called "ballast free single ended leds." I have these installed in my kitchen with 5000K LEDs.These have to be the simplest ones to convert to. I've seen some very tedious videos on compatibility with various tubes. This is the way to do it, no new parts and no need to support obsolete technology. Nice job!

@SoatMon 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Twidget, I wish the manufacturers would standardize led tubes so it would be easier. Thanks for sharing your experience.

@glennfelpel9785 5 жыл бұрын

Good explanation on the conversion. I have gotten good at it too. On some of our mounted fixtures we figured out how to make the conversion by taking out the ballast and only having to make one wiring connection! (not always possible) For future reference it is good to mark which end gets the power. This was a good video!

@SoatMon 5 жыл бұрын

It would be a good idea to mark which end has the power, I had to open a couple of them up to find out because I couldn't remember. I got one of them backwards and it blew the breaker but didn't hurt the bulb.

@chaiyasitkriengkasem8758 2 жыл бұрын

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@Levman74 Жыл бұрын

No fancy editing and quick to the point, great.

@SoatMon Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@boudrouxatnightg2144 4 жыл бұрын

how about light fixtures like this that are daisy chained to each other in pairs so basically i have the same fixtures here at the plant but they are hooked together in pairs would i just run the wires from one end of each fixture back to power and hook them up the same way just adding the extra wires from the other light and eliminate one end from the tombstone on each light fixture

@VoAmy Жыл бұрын

It’s so helpful and time saving. Thanks a million for your demonstration 🙏🏻

@SoatMon Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@roguekiter938 4 ай бұрын

Video was very well done! Easy to follow instructions made my conversion from a fluorescent T12 fixture to a LED T8 fixtures so simple!!!

@SoatMon 4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for letting me know!

@leemoore7492 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. I followed it to the letter and got a positive outcome. As Soat states, there is no need to worry about wire polarity, or even to fuss with replacing the tombstones.

@SoatMon 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Thanks for letting me know!

@NadeemKhan-oe7uk 3 жыл бұрын

Great video and easy to follow instructions for DIY-ers. Thank You

@SoatMon 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@user-uh1il9kj4e 4 жыл бұрын

How do I determine if my led is single ended or double ended? It is a UL type c light with no instructions, disappointing from such a big company GE. Thanks

@lxrrxl 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. I was able to rewire my lights based on this video. Thanks.

@SoatMon 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@elmermelara6462 4 жыл бұрын

Can you show how to do a 8' ×2 and 4 bulbs bul florescent light fixture to led

@bondscalper 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks I just put in a LED stripe because of your video. Works great

@SoatMon 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for letting me know.

@vermont1day3 2 жыл бұрын

I have watched many of these videos but urs is the only one that makes sense to me. Thanks for details.

@SoatMon 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know! Good luck with your conversion. Be sure to get the right kind of bulbs, there are alot of different ones that hook up differently. Look at the link in the description if you need to get an idea of what type I used.

@scottybowles1909 2 жыл бұрын

Best video I've seen on this, quick and to the point!

@SoatMon 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for letting me know!

@thurm101 5 жыл бұрын

I am going to give this a try. My tired little shop light in my garage area has seen better days.

@curistinmatin7936 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, sir, could I ask you to help us take the installation video of the 4ft led light bulbs of our brand? Looking forward to your reply.

@junglejammer1 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, very interesting. I have10 lights on one side of my shop that have an annoying hum. Very distracting when I'm being quiet and trying to concentrate on something. Also, in humid weather, a lot of them won't light unless I run my fingers down the tubes. Might have to give these a try.

@trwilkinson4623 3 жыл бұрын

Told the hum can be from transformer or I found tweeking the tube in the fitting improved the contacts. Humming stopped. In humid conditions, found sometimes need to remove starter & place in warm dry place for 1/2 hr or so. Often rejuvenates them. LED circuit board are vulnerable to moisture. Exterior grade fittings are more durable.

@Daniels0205 3 жыл бұрын

So you don’t need a ballast?

@JerkRice 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thanks!

@sniffles8655 4 жыл бұрын

Depends on the bulb as well. Have to check and make sure because you will blow the bulb. Speaking from experience.

@CA-lk6fd 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, great explanation! Rab lighting and some other manufacturers make some LED tubes that feed the line in on one side, and the neutral on the other. It doesn’t matter if you have shunted or non shunted tombstones if you use those types of tubes. Basically, all the leads from one side hook up to the black wire, and all the leads from the other side hook up to the white wire. These things are so awesome, they last much longer than fluorescent lamps, and the newer ballasts weren’t much better.

@SoatMon 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind words. It's really confusing out there, there are many different configuration so bulbs are not interchangable. Hopefully one day they will be standardized. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience.

@Lighting.Emergency.Driver 2 жыл бұрын

As always, really helpful advice!

@SoatMon 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ellesnyder942 4 жыл бұрын

i have (3) 4 ft ceiling fixtures in my kitchen with 2 tube bulbs each. If I convert one to LED can it still work with the other 2 that are original florescent tubes with ballasts? They all work off one single wall switch.

@SoatMon 4 жыл бұрын

Yes you can convert one fixture and leave the other two alone. Check the video description for the bulbs, there are a lot of different types out there and they wire differently. Good luck and be safe.

@skyez326 Жыл бұрын

Hello, great videos! Could you please tell me how to draw electricity (to plug USB into) from this kind of fixture? Thank you!

@Engineerboy100 11 ай бұрын

Wow, perfect. Thank you. Excellent job on the video. Now I can install my new LED garage lights.

@SoatMon 11 ай бұрын

Be sure you look at how the new bulbs wire up as there is no standard for them. Some will be at both ends and some at one end. I hope it all goes well for you.

@patrickobrien8851 4 ай бұрын

So, wire gauges. Do these change when we move from using a ballast to connect to the tombstones, and instead connect directly from the input power supply of 120V (and 15A, most likely)? Looking at an existing TRIAD ballast that I have, the input / output wire gauges look to be the same, at 12 AWG (from a chart).

@buzzjones4939 Жыл бұрын

This is the single ended version. Thank you for the video.

@SoatMon Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@Castermmt 5 күн бұрын

Great way to make a video. Yo are spot on and make it super simple. Thanks

@patsy2902 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I can do this myself thanks to your easy explanation and showing what you did so I can follow along. I subscribed and liked because your video was the best tutorial I found.

@SoatMon Жыл бұрын

Be sure you get bulbs that wire on a single end like the ones in the video. Here is a link to some to get you started. Not all bulbs wire up the same way. Good luck with yours. amzn.to/3ZXIdeL

@patsy2902 Жыл бұрын

@@SoatMon Thank you. I haven't started the project yet but will check out your video again when I do. The project involves taking the hood of a fish tank and removing the florescent lamp altogether because my fish stress out when I turn it on. I was going to change to LCD but it's still going to be too bright for the fish and too much light. Now, I want to ask is it possible to remove the florescent light and hook up a regular bulb inside the hood using the wires already there. Because I want to be able to give the fish soft lighting and I can't with florescent bulbs. With regular bulbs I can buy lights at lower wattage and buy them in soft colours. If it can't be done I will just buy a new hood.

@rafaljankowski2807 4 жыл бұрын

this didn't work for me. my tombstones are not wired together so what it did is to combine both of the wires from each tombstone to power wires

@davidangel5886 2 жыл бұрын

Update - my tubs have a L for load on one end, and a N for Neutral on the other. The using of just one end will not work with my kind of bulbs/tubes. I had to use both ends and wire all the wires on one end to black or positive or Load wire. And wire all the the other end wires to the Neutral wires. And of course remove the ballast! Every thing worked after that! Thanks for getting me started, I have the feeling that the direct wire bulbs/tubes I purchased or the tombstones in my fixtures, were the issue compared to this details in this video, but this lead me in the general directions. Thanks!

@SoatMon 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it worked out for you David!

@Mazel_Tov_888 10 ай бұрын

single vs dual end. this video works for single end. I wish he would've talked about the difference in the two.

@Abitibidoug Жыл бұрын

This video is informative for converting a fixture to run on LED tubes that run on line voltage with no ballast required. However, some of these LED tubes are designed to run with the existing ballast that's made for fluorescent tubes. Make sure you read the instructions on the package before doing anything.

@robysvids 4 жыл бұрын

Say your doing a kitchen light like that, but the wires go through the center. Would it be safe to pigtail two the wires using the wires left over from the ballace to the box? Those wires are pretty thin. My question would be how safe is that as i seen that done as well...

@SoatMon 4 жыл бұрын

I hesitate to give advice for something I can't see but LED bulbs do not use many amps so you if you are worried you can check the size of he wire and make sure it can carry the amps that your LED bulbs are going to use. Those wires were running the florescent bulbs which use more amps so I would think it would be fine but again I'm not an electrician. Good luck.

@Rikkcas Жыл бұрын

Can Wagos be used for the connections?

@rockbottomresurge9665 Жыл бұрын

Looks Like I have my next DIY Project! Thanks!

@SoatMon Жыл бұрын

Great!

@fabiodejesuscamargoeletricista 4 жыл бұрын

Very good this vídeo conglatulation!

@SoatMon 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@heidihudakoz9933 2 жыл бұрын

The one part that was fast forwarded was the part I have a question on. Does he connect one white with two and one black with two or does he split the white because it looks like there are two white wires and use one white on each? I have two white and two black coming from the area of power. The other ones to.connect are red and blue. Can anyone help answer this?

@richardmafela2031 2 жыл бұрын

Crystal clear. I love it

@SoatMon 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@SteveJones-qi5hn Жыл бұрын

Nicely done, thanks.

@SoatMon Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@CODstreamz 4 жыл бұрын

Okay.. now what if i want to connect a series of lights. Would i connect the white and black with the power coming in and then use that to jump to the next fixture?

@SoatMon 4 жыл бұрын

You are correct

@kevinfarley661 Жыл бұрын

Ok, so first failure after switching all fluorescents out at work to led. I go home and try to do the same thing but ended up blowing two bulbs. Cut and ignored one end and used the other for power. Used two center wires for hot and two outside wires at the tombstones for neutral. Put it back together, put in bulb one and it blew. Thought maybe I put put the wrong end in power side (they were not marked either way on the bulb) reversed the second and immediately blew that one. Hmmm. I've seen some videos where they use both ends of the fixture, one for hot and the other end for neutral and got they got the light to work. I'm wondering if perhaps I should have wired this fixture that way.

@SoatMon Жыл бұрын

It's very confusing and varies per manufacturer as to how they hook up. The ones I listed in the description hook up this way. There are going to be a lot of issues in the future as people replace blown out bulbs with different styles. They need to standardize it. I would be sure to check the wiring diagram for the bulbs you buy.

@frankpugliese3783 3 жыл бұрын

I’m putting new tombstones in because the ones in the unit got loose and are wiggling. Should the wires going into the tombstone match the wire gauge for the amperage of the circuit breaker?

@SoatMon 3 жыл бұрын

They only have to be sized for the number of amps or watts that the individual bulb will draw since they only feed that one bulb. You should be able to use the wires that are currently in the fixture since you are going from florescent to LED. Good luck and be safe.

@seshachary5580 2 жыл бұрын

very educative. Thank you regards

@SoatMon 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome

@Soulcommander 3 ай бұрын

Very nicely done!

@SoatMon 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@boomerang6130 2 жыл бұрын

Good video. Thanks for creating and sharing.👍👍

@SoatMon 2 жыл бұрын

You're Welcome!

@geodavid51 3 жыл бұрын

Very clear, thanks!

@SoatMon 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Make sure you buy the right bulbs. There are some listed in the description to get you started. There is not a standard on how the bulbs are made so you hook each type up differently. Good luck!

@hades-_-mervyn496 11 күн бұрын

My fixture had handy push in harness so I didn't need to buy any, they have 3amp slow burn fuse inline with power. I accidentally blew one. Should I just replace the fuse or bypass it ?

@user-uh1il9kj4e 4 жыл бұрын

Did I miss it or did you mention if the tombstones where shunted or non shunted? I will assume the later of the two, let's hope for no spark show.

@65csx83 3 жыл бұрын

The bulbs he used are powered only at one end which obviates the shunted issue.

@SomeDudeOnline 7 ай бұрын

My fixtures are 8 feet but I can't find any 8 foot LEDs of this type without spending a fortune on a 25 pack. Can I just tie the excess wires from the side you're not sending power to into the source so I'm sending power from the same source to both ends and then just plug one led into one end, the other into the other end and zip tie them in the middle? Or is splitting the power source like that a bad idea?

@donhinton8013 4 жыл бұрын

followed the directions and viola it works. I bought the needed bulbs from Wal-Mart.com in a 6 pack vs. the 24 pack

@SoatMon 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad it helped you!!

@manaoharsam4211 9 ай бұрын

What is the rating of Romex wires? Are they 14 solid.

@srishylannalliah3785 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much , it helped me install my garage light . thanks again

@SoatMon Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

@Medmann48 5 жыл бұрын

I have a standard 2 light shop light with 40Watt fluorescent bulbs (F40/CWP). My question is do I need to replace the standard tombstones in order to get the conversion in this video to work?

@jakkew5753 4 жыл бұрын

No. Every time I've done this I've just kept the original tombstones and it works fine. The only reason I can think of why it wouldn't work is if the connections on the tombstones are corroded or oxidized due to age, but I've never had that happen. When you buy the bulbs, though, they do have replacement tombstones with them.

@scottlevy3274 Жыл бұрын

my fixture has 4 bulbs and 2 ballasts. is the process the same and just add the other set of wires into the same corresponding caps?

@SoatMon Жыл бұрын

Yes that should work as long as your bulbs wire the same way as the ones in this video. Good luck with your conversion!

@edwardpratt920 8 ай бұрын

Thank You very much! Done in 15minutes❤

@SoatMon 7 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for letting me know!

@funnyfarmdad9997 Жыл бұрын

Thank you ! You may have just saved me thousands of dollars!!

@SoatMon Жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for letting me know!

@JoseJAmador 3 жыл бұрын

So do you have to get that same exact LED bulb from the video? Or will any type 4’ LED bulb work?

@SoatMon 3 жыл бұрын

They all wire up differently. You wouldn't have to get the same one but you have to get one that wires up the same way. It can be very confusing. Good luck with yours!

@bendiesel7356 10 ай бұрын

Can Input the 4ft LED class B in temporarily with the ballast wired up still ?

@SoatMon 10 ай бұрын

It depends on how the bulb is supposed to be wired.

@sheepdog4656 4 жыл бұрын

Shunted or non-shunted tombstone in this scenario please? If the fluorescent bulb was a T12, do we now use a T12 LED or T8 LED bulb? Does it matter? And what do we do with the ground wire?

@SoatMon 4 жыл бұрын

If you are using the bulbs I have in the description you would use nonshunted. Be care, there are many different types and they wire differently, there in no standard at this time. You could use T12 or T8 but I would suggest you buy ones like in the description so you will know how to wire them.

@pershop4950 4 жыл бұрын

I guess I don't quite understand because I have put new / current LED tubes on a regular/older flourescent fixture with ballast, and it works without having to do all this cutting and re-wiring. So I'm wondering what is the reason for doing this? The video description says something about LED tubes that don't need a ballast. The video itself, doesn't say anything about this. But apparently there may be some LED tubes that work just fine with ballast, so that it isn't necessary to do this. Perhaps like you said in some other comment replies, maybe one day , the LED tube manufacturers will standardize all these tubes.

@SoatMon 4 жыл бұрын

The only real benefit of rewiring them is to remove the ballast which is a frequent source of failure with these fixtures. The bulbs I list in the description can be used with or without a ballast so I could have used them without rewiring it and just done it later if the ballast failed. Most bulbs however only work with or without a ballast.

@eliseintheattic9697 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. None of the others had the wires running between the tombstones like they are on my fixture and I had no idea what to do. The only problem is my power is coming from the other end. So I can just pull it and move it to the other end? Also the other videos took the wires from the dead end and connected them to the neutral wire. This is not necessary? Have to say I couldn't understand why they were doing it.

@SoatMon 5 жыл бұрын

As long as your bulbs are wired the same as the ones I listed you should have no trouble. You do not need to connect the other wires to neutral. It doesn't matter what end the wires come in as you can just swap the bulb to the other end. Again, be sure to get bulbs that wire up the same way, others have had issues. Good luck!

@eliseintheattic9697 5 жыл бұрын

@@SoatMon Thanks for responding. I ended up switching the tombstones instead of moving the power cable. It was easier and it worked great. One down, eight to go. Thanks for your help!

@yymike56 3 жыл бұрын

Will this work the same for T12 ? Also, someone said that the power does not need to be turned off

@SoatMon 3 жыл бұрын

Yes should work the same but these fixtures were originally T12 and the new bulbs fit them. Be sure you get bulbs that wire up the same there are many different kinds out there unfortunately. I list the ones I used in the description to get you started. Good luck!

@romanolmos5261 2 жыл бұрын

What kind of wire do you use for the conversion? I know there’s a ton of different types

@SoatMon 2 жыл бұрын

I just used the existing wire. If you are doing a new installation just make sure the wire will carry the total amps used.

@bccsivxx-xxivvii 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video

@SoatMon 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@keithlong172 Жыл бұрын

I’ve got 8’ fluorescents in my shop. Will this work the same way?

@SoatMon Жыл бұрын

As long as you get a bulb that wires up the same way as these it should.

@katak742 2 жыл бұрын

Great video I have done this before just been a while and forgot its been a long covid Thanks

@SoatMon 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

@MarkWilliams-ix1qf 5 жыл бұрын

The average consumer has more choices than you show. There are led tubes that work in existing fixtures with no wiring changes. They are the simplest to install. These led tubes are non bypass, called instant fit, plug and play and other marketing names, but the key fact is no wiring changes are needed -- no need to bypass the ballast. Simple, easy,and popular. You showed how to install a different type, called single ended bypass. They do require the wiring changes you showed so well, including bypassing the ballast. They are slightly more efficient and there is no ballast to fail. Long term these are better investments if you are willing to rewire. There is a third type, double ended bypass, which is wired differently than you showed. These are less common, just don't mix them up with single ended bypass.

@Packinheat1175 5 жыл бұрын

Mark Williams I like the plug and play bulbs but I discovered they only worked in the fixtures I had replaced the old magnetic ballasts with electronic ones.

@MarkWilliams-ix1qf 5 жыл бұрын

Magnetic (M) ballasts are typically very old and not sold new today. Most older M ballasts have burned out by now and been replaced by electronic (E) ballasts. M ballasts were sold in 40 watt T12 fixtures. Newer fixtures use 32 watt T8 tubes and have E ballasts. Therefore, That is the biggest target market for led tube replacements, namely replacing modern 32T8 fluorescents run by E ballasts. In my area, Lowe's carries only GE brand T8 led tubes only for electronic ballast fixtures, not magnetic. Again, that is the bigger market. Home Depot carries only one Phillips brand T12 led tube for only magnetic ballasts, the Phillips 40 watt equivalent T12 "Instant Fit" tube. I tried it, works fine. If you must keep your obsolete magnetic ballasts, try the Phillips T12 Instant Fit tubes. Or ... Home Depot/Phillips also offers a "Universal" T8 led tube that (they say) will run on either E ballast or M ballast, and this sounds even better --- but I have not tried one yet. Ahh... So many confusing options. And these options are available only if you choose not to rewire/bypass. If you can rewire, do it --- and use single ended bypass tubes. Getting rid of the ballast is always best, because it will fail someday soon, and with leds it just wastes energy and does nothing useful. I prefer single ended (SE) tubes mainly because I think double ended (DE) tubes have two needless risks. First, if you put a DE tube in a fixture that has not been rewired, it will burn out the ballast. Second, if you put a DE tube in a fixture that is rewired for SE, you either trip a breaker or worse, cause a fire. We don't need those risks. SE tubes just don't work in those cases, but no fires. No matter which, mark the fixture as SE or DE to prevent mixups.

@Packinheat1175 5 жыл бұрын

Mark Williams yes that makes sense. I have 16 fixtures in my house that was built in 1993. I just changed out the ballast in two of them today. One of them I’m certain was the original as it had no spliced wires etc. The new ballasts are Phillips Advanced T12 but it’s current matched the equivalent T8 Ballasts. The T8 LED tubes appear to be working fine so far. I couldn’t find much info online about using T8 LEDs with a T12 Ballast.

@Jet-ok7qm 4 жыл бұрын

But if your ballast is bad.... wouldn't this be useful?

@D-NICE33 2 жыл бұрын

can I use a dimmer for the LED bulbs if I do this conversion?

@SoatMon 2 жыл бұрын

Depends on the bulbs you buy. They should say on the box. If you convert this way be sure to buy bulbs that wire up the same. There are some listed in the description if you need to check. Good luck!

@davidangel5886 2 жыл бұрын

My fixture looks exactly like yours. I followed your instructions to the letter. I have 2 other fixtures on the same switch. I flipped the switch (after doing the conversion) and the converted light doesn't come on with the new T8 Direct Wire Type B bulbs (with L, on the tube, on the powered end, The N, on the other end, that is not powered). The other 2, which are not converted, come on as normal. My LED bulbs are GE T8 LED Direct Wire, Type B cool white. At Lowes they are PC code 93129297. I re-did the twisted wire connection and I've made sure the 4 wires going to the power tombstones are secure in the tombstones. Still does not work! I bought a power tester. Tested the wires and the tombstones. Power is going to everything on the power end. My wires coming out of the Tombstones are as you illustrated. Any thoughts?

@SoatMon 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it worked out out for you. I wish there was a standard for how to wire LED tubes.

@jacquelinechic3127 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much I'm going to try it

@SoatMon 3 жыл бұрын

Hope it works out well for you!

@modipamakgato4091 2 жыл бұрын

You've earned yourself a subscriber

@SoatMon 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jvargas454 Жыл бұрын

I went to the Amazon site and these blubs say they are for T8, T10 and T10. One size fit all?

@SoatMon Жыл бұрын

The pins are the same on all of them, they are just different diameters.

@lara-nikkiramsey9415 Жыл бұрын

My fixture looks like yours. I tried to follow correctly but when I plugged it in, it blew smoke out of the socket. Yikes. Do you have any idea what I did wrong? Thank you.

@SoatMon Жыл бұрын

The problem is that there is not a standard for how the bulbs are made. Some wire up differently. Even with the bulbs I used will blow the breaker if you put them in backwards. Check out how your bulbs are wired and connect them accordingly. That should fix it for you. If not look at the bulbs I used, there is a link in the description. Good luck!