A New Door Opener

[Rastus]

Please send that to me too Tab.  I need to change out my Mom's 4' kitchen LED's and another in the shop.

[billt]

Thanks TAB.

[MikeBjerum]

My sockets with a short cord on them were the cheapest solution.  Plus I can put in either incandescent, fluorescent or LED bulbs.

The nice thing, even though it is probably just a happy accident, is that with the fixtures hanging there will be less hard vibration to shorten the life of bulbs and electronics.

[TAB]

so i am doing something a little different than planed, I was planning on doing a full rewire of the fixture, but platt(nation wide electrical supplier) found a troffer light kit for $107  that is 6 screws and connect 2 wires.   it goes from a 4 bulb too 3, but more light out put and led.   I will have the part numbers tomorrow when I pick it up.

while it may not fit your exact app, having to do zero wiring other power connect  saves a bunch of time.  and when you consider that too replace all 4 lights with led tubes  and new tomb stones is ~ $90 anyways... the 20ish mins it will save me is worth the $27 bucks.( at least too me, should be about a 5 min install) 

stay tuned

[alfsauve]

The nice thing, even though it is probably just a happy accident, is that with the fixtures hanging there will be less hard vibration to shorten the life of bulbs and electronics.

Mike, you are so right.   I forgot to mention that benefit of my arrangement.

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[Bidah]

What TAB is saying is the way to go.  As such, I did not know that was an option at the time.  I got my LED tubes from Costco, a pair for $24. 

In the future, I will check with TAB before I do anything 

-Bidah

[TAB]

take them back.


I really dislike the ones that need the ballast.  line voltage is so much better.



here is the kit we went with.
https://www.litetronics.com/products/50-watt-led-retrofit-120v-dimming-2x4-3-tube-troffer-5000k/

they have lots different retrofit kits for lots of different apps.  I have used them( and similar)  in the past.   the time it saves on the install is insane.   it took me longer too get the drop layed out( think no clean up= happy wife)  ladder out and tools there then it did to replace the fixture.   it was 8 screws to get the old fixture out, cut the power/stripped power  cut off installed, and 6 screws too install.  took maybe 20 mins from the door bell ring too here is your invoice.       For the record it was a $400 job.  ( most of that was the "show up fee")

I have some pics of how to install the power cut off socket, but that's it.   honestly if you can't screw it into the ceiling in such a way it won't fall down.... well lets just say you should not be doing this and you need to turn in your man card.

[Big Frank]

I watched both of the videos on that site and can't believe how simple it is to install the replacement kit.

[TAB]

I watched both of the videos on that site and can't believe how simple it is to install the replacement kit.

I know.   I did 93 in about 8 hours the 1st time I did them.    It made a believer out of me.

[billt]

TAB,

What's a "Troffer"??