Thanks again, Forgot to mention that in whole youtube your video is most easy to understand for 1st time Lerner. Thanks 😊

I always knew if I found a guy named Frank he would give me the easy,correct way to change these bulbs. Thanks for the easy to understand explanation.

I met an electrician at the Flora-Bama who told me how by-pass the ballast in my florescent light fixture rather than replace it. He told me to find a video to learn how to fix it. Thanks random guy ar the bar and thanks Frank for your great instructions. Now my laundry room has light!

Just wanted to say that these instructions were incredibly easy to understand, easy to follow and easy to replicate. Thanks so much for posting this!

I have a commercial building with over 75 fixtures that I have to change over. I have watched every change over video and this is the BEST two ballast video on UKposts. Electricians are charging $300. per light in my area, which is totally unaffordable and I will be doing it myself. My neighbor just paid $4,700 for a single store to change over...that's nuts! Thank you for the perfect video, I started yesterday. Cost per fixture, less that $10. in materials including new wire strippers.

Thanks Frank!! My garage has 21 of these 4 bulb / 2 ballast fixtures. All my ballasts have gone bad an I was looking at close to $2000 to replace them. Now I’m looking at less than $500.

Of the dozen or so videos of florescent to LED conversion that I saw, you’re the first who made the “hot/live” on side, and the neutral on the other side rule absolutely clear. Thanks!

Frank, thank you for this video! A lot of the videos I watched and websites I looked at were making this so confusing. Well my head isn't going to explode anymore after watching this video. Great job!

FRANK!!! Thank you!!! I went through 10 different videos and none were clear. Your's was top notch, perfectly clear and to the point awesome. Just changed my first one in less than 10 minutes. Only have 31 more to go!

This is great, my apartment has both t8 and t12 this is gonna help very much getting those LEDS installed. Thanks ya Frank.

This is the best video on UKposts for this application. Thank you for your time and doing this.

Frank, your video tutorial is excellent and right to the point. Better than many of the confusing UKposts tutorials being posted on this subject. Might I suggest though that it's always a good idea to temporarily cap the hot and neutral wires after disconnecting the tombstone wires, just in case someone inadvertently turns on the light switch. Also, viewers should know that this conversion will not work with Type A Ballast Bypass Single-End Powered LED replacement bulbs which require non-shunted tombstones to be specially wired. Thanks for posting!

Great video. I followed you video step-by-step, got my LEDs installed and everything is working perfectly. Thank you for sharing this information with us.

Wow….You really simplified this process, easy to follow. Thx 🤙🏼👊🏼

Got a bunch of T12 lights to start replacing and your video is my favorite to plan my work. Thanks

Thanks Frank, Easy to understand video. Watched a couple of others but yours is the best!!

Best video yet. Thanks Frank.😊 Totally understood.

First - Lockout/Tagout the breaker panel, and/or black tape across the light switch in off position. I got blasted off a 14 foot ladder by 220v when a security guard turned the power back on while I was wiring in a ballast. I also use a black permanent marker to write "LINE" inside fixture by tombstones on one end (closest to line source), and "NEUTRAL" on the opposite end by other tombstones. Also use electricians tape on my wire nuts to make sure they don't vibrate lose with time. My electricians tape is primarily Black, White and Green as needed for line, neutral and ground. One last thing I do for wiring is to neatly coil it up and use a wire tie(s) to hold them bunched so you don't pinch them when reinstalling cover. I have been using these methods since 1974 when I was starting out as a electrician's laborer. Great video Frank! As others said, straight forward and to the point. 5 star dude!

Excellent video. Thank you sir!

You made this so easy to understand!! Thanks so much!

Thank you sir. Best instructions yet.

Thanks Frank for the visual and your not bad to look at either.😉

Thanks for the video. From Cyprus

Great video,short sweet and to the point.

Very nice, thank you for sharing

Great video ! Quick and easy thank you very much!

Very good information....Thanks for the video

Thanks for your great teaching video!

Great job! Thank you very much!

Best explanation on how to do this I've seem....Thanks!

Thanks for the video!

Great easy to follow video! But I am a little bit confused. The link to amazon for the bulbs say they are single ended power and require non-shunted tombstones. I wasn’t sure if maybe the bulbs are different now or if they will work ok the way you demonstrated. Again, thanks for the video.

Great video to do a test light fixture

Frank, great video...easy to follow. I have a question, though. Does it matter if the fixture is operated by 2 light switches? Thanks and keep the vids coming!

Holy crap! Super helpful! Thank you!

Thanks! My room has these because it’s in the basement. I really wanted to replace the tubes to LED, and now I finally know!

Thank you so much my friend.

Thanks Frank !!!!!!

Great video

This is awesome! Thank you!

Great video, im going to try this on ten units!

Great video! Easy to flow instructions. Subscribed!

Nice1..Frank & thank u

I wish you lived near me! I’d feel very safe with your work.

thanks for the video

Great Video Frank! So a little help though, I got mine all wired up but was struggling getting the wire nuts on and a good connection in my 4 bulb fixtures. I had to use big red ones to even get the 6 wires plus the power lead on and after getting it working, now 2 hours later it's not... and I suspect those connections. You said something about "brown" wire nuts, can you elaborate please. I figure I'm gonna have to get back on the ladder and re-strip the old ballast wires longer and I feel I need better, maybe even longer wire nuts.

Great video, looks easy enough.. 😂 so if I wire the same way and decide I need more light can I pop in 2 more LED lights? So one fixture would have 4 led strips? To save money for my office going to do two LED strips but some rooms might need more light then others.

Great video. subscribed! Is this configuration for double ended bulbs and non-shunted tombstones?

I wanted to come back and add this. Remember one side hot and one side not. If you are changing T12 high output bulbs the line side meaning the hot side will be the red / blue wires coming off of the ballast and the neutral side will be the yellow wires coming off of the Tombstone ends where the bulb goes into. I hope I explained that correctly. I just changed one a couple minutes ago

Man you made that look so easy. I replaced two ballast about 3 years ago and I just had another one go bad. I'm done I'm going to replace all the bulbs with LED counterparts. Thank you my friend that's a snap and I'm going to get right on it within the next week or so

Thanks!!

Frank you're the Best! can I hire you to replace mines?

Thank you for your help. It was so scary to change my office light bulbs. How do I reach out to you again?

Good Job Frank! Do they make LED tubes that can be dimmed? That would be at the switch.

My two ballast 4 bulb fixture is different. The left end and right end wire colors to the tombstone's are diagonal from each other. Red/blue X and yellow X opposite from each end. So it's not always all one side neutral and one side hot but the double end type B bulbs don't matter so I see you are correct.

Good video

Best video I've found that shows how simple the retrofit to LED. The LED bulbs are they called a dual- powdered bulb?

Does this process work for Sunco's T8 18w LED Type B tube lights? The install directions specifically say non shunted tombstones are needed for the dead end? By adding the 14 gauge wire, aren't u creating a shunt??? Thank you

That made it simple. Ty

Easy to follow video. Tks! Just to ask, I notice swapping the bulbs out works fine (*seemingly). What does bypassing the ballast and direct-wiring to the LED 120 actually do?

Thanks Frank. This is very clear and helpful. Now your instructions are 2-years old and I'm not sure if just replacing the old lights with LED ones was an option back them, I may be looking to follow your method BECAUSE I simply replaced the old fluorescent lights with new "plug and play" LED ones. However, the issue I'm having is that now I have an insufferable buzzing coming out of the fixtures and my question is, is that normal, and if not, is there a way I can correct this? some of the answers when searching for a solution speak to a dimmer as the cause, but I don't have a dimmer, just a simple 3 switch panel for 3 lights in the room. I'd appreciate any input. Thanks in advance.

I know this is a year old but I have to say,being a 25 yr certified electrician seeing someone NOT check for voltage even after you turn the switch off is a rookie mistake,always check with at least a hot stick,even better a meter.Making a video to show those who don't know all the steps are going to make a mistake.

Good to know was looking for something like this in my basement. Question is do they stop working after a few months like the old style bulbs do?

Some genius put two different bulbs in a friend of mine house so I wasn't sure which one to get in the led replacement. I got two T12 replacements. Worked perfectly when I left. She calls me the next day saying they blew out. What sayest thou?

Thx for the video. What LED bulbs are you using. At “the red store” they have conversion , type b , universal? What bulbs work for this type of ballast elimination? Thx in advance

Is the starting time for the LED replacements for fluorescent tubes faster? When turning on fluorescent tube lights, it takes several seconds for the lights to turn on. Maybe you should also label which side is hot and which side is neutral, so the next person that changes the LED tubes will know how to install the replacement LED bulbs.

With a single ballast it's the same process ?

Geat thaks for sharing

Hi Frank, I’ve already replaced my Mom’s fixture with leds based on your video (thank you for explaining it so well) but I forgot to check to make sure the line and neutral label on the bulbs were on the correct side. The lights work perfectly however and I am just wandering if I should go back and double check the sides? What exactly happens if you have the bulb turned around incorrectly? Will it damage them over time? Thanks again!

good video

Always disconnect your power first (even when not energized) it's safe and creates a good habit. I know you mention that you're bypassing the ballast but tell people to buy "direct wire" lamps! Always use "quick disconnects" it is actually code! and just a safe practice. Color of the wire DOES matter! it might not matter to electricity itself but it matters if you really want to be courteous to the next person that works on the light fixture. (it is also code in a lot of states to color identify your conductors)

Hello Frank, because you connected all the wires can you install led lamps in the two unused tombstones?

I have 3 fixtures like the ones in you video, except there are 4 wires coming into it. Black, white, red, and green , i know the green is ground. I have 2 switches that control the fixture. what do i need to do differently ? also does shunted and non shunted tombstone's matter ?

To go from fluorescent to LED, this work has to be done? I was told the new LED bulbs would work just installing them, but my light fixture isn't working.

I didn't see anything that marked which side of the fixture had been wired as line/hot with the other identified as neutral. Seems like this would be good for others replacing tubes later.

Thanks

I always put electrical tape around my wire nuts just for extra stability

On the video you did put power and neutral at different sides, but the instructions for the lights on your Amazon link says the power and neutral goes on the same side, in a non-shunted lamp holder. What is the correct way? Are the lamps on the link the verry same you was installing? It can be either way? Thanks.

Question: How about when you have 2 hot wires black and red, then neutral white? Thank you!

We have the same light fixture and want to take it down but we can't figure out how. You can't push it up and we are baffled. Can you suggest how?

Great video !!!! Course why you only put two bulbs back in and not four bulbs in

Nice Job! My only concern is that LED lights throw off an electrical interference with different types of radio signals. I was thinking of replacing my overhead 4 footers with LED, I'm doing a lot of audio repair in my shop and if that's true, that would be a problem. We can't use our kitchen radio with our new LED cabinet lights are on.

how much you charged to replace lights per?

You installed 2 LED bulbs. With the way you wired it, are you able to add a3rd and 4th bulb if you need it? Thanks! Good video!

I have a couple of questions for you. As a tech, I get annoyed at how short the life is of some brands of LEDs, whether strips or bulbs. Comparing these LED replacements, do you find that they last as long or longer than the old glass, fluorescent bulbs? I get about 5-6 years out of the old bulbs. I'm contemplating changing to LEDs if they last as long or longer. Secondly, about the "live side" and "neutral side" I've seen some of these bulbs that say, "Bi-Pin". Would I be correct in assuming that those types, don't care which side is live or neutral? That they can go in either way, thereby avoiding an issue in the future if one forgets to orient them right? Thanks in advance.

I have a few questions: 1. I have 2 black wires and 2 white wires coming out of the main power source. Should I twist the 2 black together and the 2 white together before I twist them to the color wires on both sides? 2. The LED bulk that I bought from Home Depot doesn't have the labels N1, N2 or L on the ends. How can I tell which end is the power and which end is the neutral? 3. Does it matter what kind of wire you use for that white wire extension? 4. Should I turn off the power from the circuit breaker before starting work? Thanks.

Dont you have to kill the breaker? Even though you flipped the switch the wire is still hot no?

So what type bulb? Type A or B or whatever.

Will these bulbs cause issues with wifi or garage door signals? I've seen manufactures of bulbs on the market claiming that there's don't, which makes me think that some or all do. Can you set the record straight for me, please.

How do they wire them to act like a night light.

Hi, if I have multiple light fixtures on the same switch, Can I just convert one of the light fixture from fluorescent to LED light bulbs? Or do I have to convert all of them?

Do I have to turn off the breaker or just the switch?

On that 4 lamps fixture is a single ended connection.

We can customize all kinds of led panel lights

Do the LED bulbs last a lot longer then the fluorescent it seems like I’m always replacing the bulbs in my garage

I’m from Trinidad and I am an electrician but not licensed and I do a lot of these conversions and most requires the line and neutral to be on the same side due to the type of led bulbs. I also put a band of type around the connectors just encase because sometimes they fall off so the type acts like a safety for that.

You show all the wiring but you don’t mention the whether or not the tombstones need to be shunted or non-shunted. Are all old fluorescent fixtures shunted? How can you tell which you have? Do they also need swapped out?

Is it easier to just replace them with edge-lit panels?

1 of my Tombstones is broke any video of how to replace that>?

Nice video but you are not mentioning if you are in a commercial building with 3 phase 277v that the neutral could be hot. Many electricians have died because of it. Shutting off the breaker on that circuit is not enough, usually 3 circuits are used in 3 phase lighting and are sharing the neutral causing the lights from the other circuit that might be still turned on to have a large load on the neutral and that wire is still hot. Ok if it's a 120v circuit but never assume there is no voltage on the hot or neutral. Check first. 277volts is nothing to mess around with.