Treeslayer
Mike
the funny thing is, the type A seems to be cheaper than type B.....
thanks sir. home depot seems to be about the best price around for 25 bulbs, 5k
LED lights for booth?
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thanks sir. home depot seems to be about the best price around for 25 bulbs, 5k
Treeslayer
Mike
or is 6500 better? higher the number the brighter i assume?
Lizer
Mad Scientist
brightness is lumens. The K (Kelvin) number is color. The higher the number the whiter/bluer the color. 6000-6500k is daylight, which is closest to the color of daylight.
Treeslayer
Mike
gotcha, the 5k would be minimum, 6500 is better. i do find it strange that HD will ship for free........but hey it saves me from driving 50 miles.
rustover
Member
I have upgraded mine to the 6000. I really like them. Money well spent. Got mine from Amazon
Vanillagorilla
Professional amatuer
Definately delete the balasts
Treeslayer
Mike
other than the fact that the ballast will one day crap out, what is the drawback of leaving it? the bulbs for that are cheaper.........idk why but they are.
Dean Jenkins
Promoted Users
Yes. I have an office style dropped ceiling and the panels drop in and work great for me. Can see a few of the in this pic.
I ordered a few different ones from amazon to compare, you know, like a woman ordering a dress for a wedding, then return it after the wedding.
But I ended up getting these from Prime Lighting because I thought they were better than the other ones. More expensive than most, but a lot cheaper then professional booth lights. 3500-6500K (color), dimmable, 5500 lumens, CRL 83+. It says drop in, but they do have 4 hooks for chain suspension I suspect. I built a frame work for mine because I wanted to mount them in the ceiling corners.
https://www.primelights.com/collect...oducts/2-x-4-led-50-watt-panel-troffer-4-pack
Whitesnake
Newbie
Damn, this thread hits hard. I still got the old 8ft t8 fluorescents. And I just had a ballast crap out and I’ve got another fixture flickering. I can’t stand them. I’ve heard mixed opinions about converting them to led though being 8ft, saggy bulbs, etc.
shine
Member
yeah they do sag a little. strap in the middle and your golden. i bought cheap ones off ebay. only 2 out 32 went south.
i thought i was going blind. my old ones were just dim as hell. the led will work until it doesn't. instant death.
Whitesnake
Newbie
So they’re fine with the middle strap then? Maybe then I’d be happy with my light output. I was planning on all new fixtures and I was going to add extra. But it was going to be $$$.
Treeslayer
Mike
mine are 8' but broke in the middle so they take four 4' bulbs. i hate 8' bulbs, just transporting and storing them is a pain. and dummys are like little kids, dont give them any thing 8' long, they will certainly break it.
Treeslayer
Mike
i have always been afraid of temu...........always thought it was scam. maybe not......
Lizer
Mad Scientist
Nah, it’s basically like the Amazon of Harbor Freight. Just do it from the website not their app. It sounds like the sketchy stuff is with the app.
Temu definitely has some gimmicks. I was a little reluctant at first too but after some research I felt better. They do have shipping guarantees so if you don’t receive it in a certain time then something happens. I got my order of lights pretty fast and they’re pretty nice. I’d buy more stuff there.
Whitesnake
Newbie
Yeah unfortunately my fixtures take 2 8ft t8’s. They’re not the 4 4ft bulb variant. I agree those are easier to deal with all around.