ref772
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My shop has 11 8 ft. fluorescent fixtures that were getting dim over the years. The old style T12 bulbs are getting harder to find and are now priced at $8-$12 each. I ended up replacing the bulbs with 8 ft. T8 LED bulbs.I expected an improvement - but Wow! These bulbs are much brighter and the color is like daylight. They also did not use the ballast. So I was able to take the balasts out of the fixtures and hook the LED's directly to 120V. The old bulbs were 75 watt and the new ones are 36 watt, so the electricity used should be about half. Plus, they are so bright, I can turn on only half of the lights and still have more light. These things are great. The only downside is that I have to sweep the floor more often now.