What’s inside the Cree T8 LED fluorescent-replacement lamp
After evaluating the performance of the new Cree T8 LED fluorescent replacement lamp it was time to take one apart to see how they are designed. A quick recap: The lamp uses 21W to produce 2100 lm of...
View ArticleReview: Philips InstantFit T8 LED lamp targets fluorescent ballasts
Let’s take peek inside another recently-introduced LED T8 replacement lamp for fluorescent tubes: The Philips InstantFit lamp. It produces 1500 lm from 14.5W, for an efficacy of 103 LPW. Its CRI is...
View ArticleT12 fluorescent light replacement for garage: One approach
Inefficient T12 fluorescent lamps, banned last summer, are getting hard to find in store inventories, and will soon be impossible to find. What should the replacement fixtures be for home use? Last...
View ArticleHyperikon T8 LED tube light review
If you want to replace your T8 fluorescent lights in your home or garage with LED tube lights, you have a growing number of options. I was pointed towards the Hyperikon LED T8 tube lights by reader...
View ArticleReview: Cree’s LED LS series light in the home
I have a lot of T12 fluorescent lights in my house that are now obsolete because of the 2014 ban on all T12 and inefficient T8s. So what should I replace them with? I’ve already checked out an LED...
View ArticleReview: Hollywood Lights LED T8 tube light
I have a lot of T12 fluorescent lights in my house that are now obsolete because of the 2014 ban on all T12 fluorescent lamps (as well as inefficient T8s). So what should I replace them with? I am...
View ArticleReview: Costco’s FEIT LED shop light with integral lamps
I have a lot of T12 fluorescent lights in my house that are now obsolete because of the 2014 ban on all T12 fluorescent lamps (as well as inefficient T8s). So what should I replace them with? I am...
View ArticleThe New Cree TW Series LED T8: Review and teardown
UPDATE: Cree has just voluntarily recalled these lamps — all 700,000 of them — because of a problem with arcing on the spring-loaded connectors. The Cree TW series LED T8 replacement lamp is a...
View ArticleCree voluntarily recalls new LED T8s
Recently I saw a plaintive tweet from @SalCan, Director of Product at Ziff Davis, asking “Where can I buy a Cree T8 LED?” Apparently there were none to be had. Strange, I thought — Cree just introduced...
View ArticleReview: Intellitube LED T8 lamp works with/without ballast
What if you want to use a replacement LED lamp in your existing fluorescent fixture, but you’re concerned about the limited lifetime of the ballast? After all, few fluorescent ballasts can match the...
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