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Old 02-01-2018, 01:48   #1
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When a Flourescent light craps out and You're a Cheapskate.
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Some sticky LED strip, and a few minutes with the side cutters and soldering iron.

More light and far less amps.
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Some sticky LED strip, and a few minutes with the side cutters and soldering iron.

More light and far less amps.
Brilliant! (pun intended )

Just one thing, LEDs hate heat, it really shortens their life. Luminaires designed with LED sources take this (heat dissipation) into account from the design phase. Those designed for FLs do not. Time will tell if it will be an issue in your case.
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Some sticky LED strip, and a few minutes with the side cutters and soldering iron.

More light and far less amps.
Did the same thing in our engine room. Plus, added a few more strips. Lit it up like an operating room and the cost to do so was quite reasonable.
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Re: When a Flourescent light craps out and You're a Cheapskate.
I don't think LED's have anything to do with being a cheapskate.
They're just BETTER !
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I don't think LED's have anything to do with being a cheapskate.
They're just BETTER !
Sure, but modifying a flouro was cheaper than buying a new LED fitting.
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Sure, but modifying a flouro was cheaper than buying a new LED fitting.
I have modified our old CFL equipped (and nice, but expensive) wood framed Alpenglow lamp with both white and red LED's.
The new ones come that way.

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Do you notice any static or noise on your SSB with those low end LED's??
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