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I bought 30 single ended LED's. So far, I've put 5 icons up on my screen from YT on how to wire them up. After watching you I am going to delete all of them and just leave yours. Wish all the other YT'ers were as good and thorough as you. Thanks.

Thanks to your description of the different types of fluorescent fixtures I was able to determine that mine were shunted and was able to remove the ballast and get the correct bulbs.

I watched many LED conversion videos, AND this is the best. As an engineer, I have to know why then how.

I recently changed my fluorescent to LED based upon this video. It is the best I have ever seen, with information not provided in the many other videos I have seen about the subject. And his presentation is very friendly and pleasant to listen to. Well done, Scottie!

This was by far the easiest how to understand on this subject. Many I have watched didn't even indicate there were two types of bulbs. Thanks!!

Excellent explanation. I needed to know the difference between shunted and non-shunted (dual ended & single ended). Thanks.

Was hesitant to try this ...but after watching this video I am very confident...clear concise and very well explained. Thanks a million for this. Best regards from Canada 🇨🇦

That was the best video on converting Florescent to LED ! Big learning lesson here ! Thx for sharing the info

Professor Scottie! This must be, by far, the best, most explainable, easiest understandable, conversion presentation I came across on YT. Congrats on your explanation and footage...it really is the best! Guys like you, makes dummies like me feel better about ourselves and life much easier! ☺

This is the most in depth video on this topic I’ve come across. Great job!!! Subscribed….

Very useful, fantastic clear presentation, thank you.

Just went to Home Depot and got the GE type A/B LEDs. Pulled out the ballasts, joined all the wires on each side, and applied line and neutral to opposite ends. Super easy. No need to worry about wires, tombstones or anything. BTW, Home Depot told me they will not be selling anymore fluorescent bulbs once they sell their current inventory.

very clear. thanks. You have a great delivery style btw.

Good morning Cletus and Scottie! Coffee and a video, I’m a day late but I made it 👍🖖🏻

Excellent video with great explanations .... & illustrations .. Thank you for sharing.

This is the best video I have watched on this subject. Congratulations! Yes, I like, subscribe and share this with friends. Wow! Great job! Thank you so much!!!!!👍

Great video with easy to follow instructions. Thank you! 😊

Thanks, Greg Brady ! 😎

Thank you for your excellent explanation. Very helpful.

Excellent explaining. Thanks!

Excellent explanation .Thank You .

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Very good video. Extremely informative and very well presented, I have learned a lot. It was so good that I have subscribed to the channel. Easily the best video that I have seen.

Scotty, you're a great hacker! Smart too. Some research shows that led lights harm the light receiving rods inside our eyes.

Good stuff, thank you!

Very clear - thank you so much.

Excellent video.

Best video so far.

I've installed 5 Philips single ended LED T8 tubes here in the UK. I much prefer to use series wiring. This means that if the lamp is fitted the 'wrong way' around it will still operate okay. For single-ended use Philips should have provided a label to indicate the importance of connecting the power to the correct end. People replacing fluorescent tubes in the past didn't have to worry!

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With a double ended tube it doesn't matter if the tombstones are shunted or non-shunted. I prefer double ended since rewiring is easier and you can place the LED tube ends in either direction and if you accidentally put a fluorescent tube in a fixture rewired for dual ended LED tubes nothing will happen.

is the single ping blubs much different. my current are single pin not the double pin you have there.

I honestly love your channel. I learn so much. Please always while you have it in you continue making fantastic videos!. I've sent so many people to this channel. Do you have a back up just in case or newsletter? Thanks and keep up the great work 💪

Still watching ..... BUT I made it easier.. I was lucky (blessed even) and I found a whole box of the incandescent bulbs on the curb.. I use them and put small paper bag as a light shade.. my place is full of sweet orange light as it should be.. I have enough o these bulbs i figure to last me 5 +ears the way I use light

Very interesting, and informative explanation….. I have just bought. A box of 2 T8 del tubes from Costco. How can I identify a Single or Double side connection? Tks a lot for responding.

So, you used a single ended bulb here but do you think one type is better than another? I am working with old 48” t12 fixtures, tombstones appear non shunted, looks like it is easy enough to shunt all of each side by connecting all wires on one side together and same on other end. Hot to one side,neutral to other. Is there an advantage to buying one type of bulb vs another assuming you have non shunted tombstones. Very nice video.

just for ease of handling and making the fitting lighter to work with and hang, we always remove the ballast, which also has some small value if weighed at a scrap metal merchant, otherwise can't fault the video!

Thanks for the video. It looks like we only have Non-shunted tombstones (4 connections) in the UK. So if i have 4 tubes do i wire say the live on the one end and neutral on the other, as u discribed. 4 connections keep say live to the left and neutral to the right of the tombstones???? Difficult to explain.

So, is this considered Type A or Type B? Also I take it the tombstone is unshunted.

"bal-bla-bla, it's very complicated" - then uncomplicate it! Because even the incandescent bulb can be a complex thing to explain (do you hear me, Mr. Boltzmann?). A low-pressure mercury tube, in its classical configuration, with a starter and a ballast, has a 2-step turn-on process. Those 2 steps are controlled by the starter. The reason is that the Mercury (Hg) within the tube cannot be convinced to be excited by the mains voltage (110 or 230V here in the EU) and de-excite as light at the starting conditions within the tube (pressure, temperature, composition). Step1: The starter turn on the heater (filaments). That should vaporize some of the Hg and heat the gas within the tube. Meanwhile, the ballast (basically a big coil) is accumulating energy while acting as a limiter for the current. Step2: The starter is turning off the heater. Because the connection is cut abruptly, the energy stored in the ballast should go somewhere, and it goes to the tube as a high-voltage spike. That spike ignites the discharge within the gas (Argon if I'm not mistaken), which, in turn, initiates the excitation of Hg atoms. And that produces light, mainly in the form of UV light, which is converted to visible light by that white powder that coats the tube. (Replace the glass tube, which is opaque to uv light, with a quartz tube, transparent to uv light, don't add that powder and you have in your hands a germicidal lamp). After that, the ballast acts only as a limiter for the current. It's that big because it's designed to operate at the main frequency (50Hz or 60Hz) That's the classical configuration for the low-pressure Hg discharge tubes. The electronic ballasts operate at higher frequencies and that allows for better efficiency (the classical ballast dump a lot of the energy as heat), much less flicker, instant turn-on and, depending on the actual schematics, a certain degree of dimming capabilities, working with supplies with a bigger voltage range (or even with DC) and even working with broken filaments. Anyway, regarding this video, great job mate! I started the conversion to LED when the first tubes appeared here in Romania so I can appreciate the effort you put into it. Personally, I prefer to remove completely the ballast and the starter, completely rewire the appliance, and, with a permanent marker, write a note inside it if I used single-ended or double-ended tubes. That should make things easier for whoever comes after me to replace the LED tubes.

For color temperature, I prefer 4000k. My whole house is 4000k. Everything less is going to be yellow, but 4000k is this nice, clean white that is like a skylight at noon all day. 5000k is like a cold, blue dead planet feel. I don't really even like this type of light in work spaces--It's draining. 6000k is so dang blue, it feels dark, and you cannot appreciate the differences between colors of objects in the room--They all become a desaturated blue.

What brand led tubes would you recommend for quality and price?

My fixture has four bulbs, two ballasts and non-shunted tombstones. Red, blue and yellow wires running everywhere. Not sure what to do can you advise?

I was wondering if you install the bulb the wrong direction does it do any damage to the bulb at all. on the single-ended Non-shunted type?

Easy peazy

How would I rewire this if the tombstones were shunted? TIA

I have double ended Osram tubes from 2018 (ST8P SubstiTUBE Pure). Fixture holds 2 tubes. I wired L to all pins on 1 side and N to all pins on the other side. When I plug it in lights will not work. I measure 230V between both sides. Tested the tubes in another fixture I didn’t convert yet to make sure they still work and they do. No idea what’s wrong. If each end of the tube is connected to 230V it should work, no? I am tempted to simply connect L and N to each side (without tombstones) to test. Do both pins on each side need to be connected? In my fixture I have 4 ‘connections’ on each side (2 per tube). I measured between each connection on 1 side and connection on the other side and all show 230V AC. Any idea/clue why my LED tubes will not light up? Greetings from Belgium!

LED light and fluorescent are bad for health, the save in energy is not worth it. Sleep quality is important and are eyes too. Would like to hear you on this topic. Thanks you for your content, l like the channel.

This is the best video on this subject clear and easy to understand thanks a lot great job 🦘🇦🇺👍

Changed a 5' fluorescent tube to an LED baton. Each time it is switched on it flashes on and off, not a flicker, a definite on and off. What have I done wrong?

My kitchen has a circular fluorescent ring, and no visible starter that I can see. It's also quite touchy in that when I flip the switch, 98% of the time, it doesn't come on. At the very least, I have to tap it and at worst, I have to wiggle it around and even wiggle the plastic part that joins the ends of the tube and which contains the connectors where it plugs in. It used to be that I could just hold my hand next to it and it would come on, but now I always have to physically touch it. As a general rule, I have nothing against LED bulbs and have them in all my other lights, however I do dislike the fact that the LEDs in them are all connected in series, so that if a single LED out of 10-15 burns out, none of them work. To me, that seems like a blatant case of planned obsolescence. They could have easily created the bulbs with them wired in parallel, and the bulbs would last MUCH longer.

I actually prefer ordinary Flourescent tubes. I have lot of them in my garage. Who know in the future ...

Double ended LEDs will likely be the standard because you can't make any mistakes rewiring the fixture or installing the tubes.

I just tried this on my aquarium light. I get a very dim light. What could be the problem?

What about the “flickering” ?? Is it possible to avoid that? Some people can see it, others not...😉

Is this in Europe, or somewhere other than the U.S?

I only use incandescent bulbs because LED/fluorescent causes dirty electricity and blue light. Better stock up on them they are getting scarce!

Now do it upside down on the ceiling. If you’re going to that much trouble, just replace the fixture. I broke the tubes to fit into the trash. Oh well.

Hello

I always get excited thinking “I can handle this!” and then I realize I’m not an electrician. My fluorescent studio light will continue to mock me.

Probably easier to just change the whole fixture.

Why didn’t you just buy a new led light fixture?

I THOUGHT LED LIGHTING CAN DAMAGE EYES AND HEALTH?

Don't like LED, they hurt my eyes. But I am going to install LED for my seed starts.

The most confusing this far!

Just buy candles.

I stripped a laptop and retrieved a Bluetooth unit, a WLAN thingie, a usb unit, a mousepad, a processor,speakers, a dvd drive, something else, and a tiny amount of gold. And the screen. With camera.

After upgrading the highways around Johannesburg in South Africa, the government has designed to fund the upgrades with electronic tolls. Citizens have cumulative decided not to go along with this.we have not registered for the prepaid device, which was supposed to be in our cars, and we ignored the stacks of bills that were posted to us every month for thousands of Rands and government had to give it up. They could not possibly summance all of us and take us all to court. It would have taken hundreds of years and costed billions. Simply mailing out the monthly bills with almost no one paying, led to them running out of money to even do that. So Citizens were not consulted, did not agree, so we killed etolls. It can be done. Don't participate.

LED lighting is energy-efficient like florescent lighting but the drawback is the quality of the light itself on human health. The light itself varies depending on the bulb, but as a general rule of thumb I've been informed from reliable sources it's damaging to the eyes over time. Apparently, incandescent lighting is closest to natural lighting. Can you give us a more detailed lowdown on the quality of LED lighting and its impact on the health of the earth's life forms?

I don't know why anyone would WANT LED lights. They are terrible for your eyesight.

LED lights are bad for our eyes and a host of other negatives !

Too much info, get to the point!

Are you in someone's basement?