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  • Опубліковано 1 гру 2016
  • If you don't feel comfortable with electrical projects PLEASE ask an electrician for help. In this milestone video we'll convert a regular fluorescent shop light into an LED shop light for under $30. This project takes less than five minutes to complete.
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  • @KimberlyLPruitt
    @KimberlyLPruitt Рік тому +3

    Dude! 6 years later and you’ve still got the best vid on how to do this. This is the 5th vid I’ve watched on this, and the 1st ont that made sense! Thank you!

  • @realstonekicker4371
    @realstonekicker4371 6 років тому +2

    I had received the Sunco brand bulbs and followed your instructions and installed ten lights. They all work very bright. Thanks

  • @jimhenry965
    @jimhenry965 5 років тому +5

    Thanks for the video explaining the difference betweem single sided and double sided LED lights. I watched four other videos and wired it for double sided when I had bought single sided. You were the only one to explain the difference. I was about to call an electrician. You saved me big bucks.

  • @danbrown5840
    @danbrown5840 4 роки тому +1

    Probably the best LED T8/12 shop light conversion video for a DIYer

  • @cynthiax2874
    @cynthiax2874 6 років тому +3

    Hey, thanks a ton ton ton !! I watched A lot of like videos, no one ever said there was a reason for wiring it differently, so when given a choice who would wire it one sided .. and is which what Ive been doing and tripping garage breakers... Diagram helped a lot to!

  • @asvpapi
    @asvpapi 6 років тому +1

    Great job explaining something that looked daunting. You make it look so easy. Thanks!

  • @JK-ts8yq
    @JK-ts8yq 6 років тому +1

    Thank you for the easy walk thru. Followed your video step by step and my lights are up and running!

  • @dwinsemius
    @dwinsemius 4 роки тому

    Much better quality than many of the do-it-yourself efforts on UA-cam. Complete and accurate. Some of the other ones are incomplete (covering only one style of wiring.)

  • @haydenfrench8493
    @haydenfrench8493 4 роки тому +10

    I’m about to do this project in my basement and so I’ve viewed just about every video on retrofitting these lights. By far, you have done the absolutely best job of explaining the wiring setup for the dual ended bulbs. THANK YOU!!!

    • @stevejeffries977
      @stevejeffries977 3 роки тому +1

      Couldn’t agree more. Just converted a machine shed overhead bench light and all went like a dream exactly per your instructions. Thank you so much!

    • @cortnimusic5716
      @cortnimusic5716 2 роки тому

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  • @ralphmacdonald7928
    @ralphmacdonald7928 6 років тому +5

    Straightforward and simple instructions. Most excellent.

  • @ColinKealty
    @ColinKealty 5 років тому +2

    Just used your guide to rewire an aquarium light for our new LED light, went flawlessly, thanks for the video!

    • @Normanb15
      @Normanb15 4 роки тому

      I'm pretty sure you can use shunted tombstones for double ended bulb as its all the same wire going in

  • @carnutal3627
    @carnutal3627 4 роки тому +3

    Great video. You are very talented at giving clear concise directions and the music ain’t bad either 😀 Thank you

  • @realstonekicker4371
    @realstonekicker4371 6 років тому +10

    Great job young man. Keeping it simple and to the point. Your communication skills and very good. I have five fluorescent fixtures flush mounted and will leave them in place to remove ballast and do the wiring on a ladder. Too much work for me to tear them all down just to rewire per your excellent video. Thanks. ...and yes, I will turn off the circuit breaker and double check with meter.

    • @carnutal3627
      @carnutal3627 4 роки тому +1

      I agree as long as access is good.

  • @calebtysz3892
    @calebtysz3892 6 років тому +3

    Thanks very much for the clear instructions! This was very helpful!

  • @Nitronerd
    @Nitronerd 5 років тому +1

    Thank you for taking the time to video and share with us your experience. Very helpful. 😀

  • @drudavis4406
    @drudavis4406 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks man! Watched a lot of videos about this. You explained everything very well. Best video on this.

  • @lanceman4365
    @lanceman4365 5 років тому

    This video was a ton of help. I tried to do this on a fixture with shunted tombstones and couldn't figure out why it wasn't working. Now I know. Thanks.

  • @gilguevarra9894
    @gilguevarra9894 6 років тому

    Thanks for step by step instructions.I was able to convert my bathroom light that has failing ballast.Ordered Sunco led lights from Walmart website which is much cheaper than Amazon.Needless to say my bathroom now is more brighter than before.👍👍

  • @rafikhan908
    @rafikhan908 6 років тому

    Awesome indeed Greg.
    Best explanation with a clear video.

  • @SEWE55
    @SEWE55 6 років тому

    Thanks Greg, great video, works like a charm. Very clear demo and was easy to do the retrofit.

  • @Rews-fishshed
    @Rews-fishshed 7 років тому +1

    Just built the LED light. Works great lights up the 125 nice. Should look really good after I add the Black Diamond sand to it, a few plants and my old tank will be my new adventure.
    Thannks

  • @CaptainSavageAquatics
    @CaptainSavageAquatics 7 років тому +6

    Great video Greg! I'll have to do this project on my older 48" shop light! I appreciate the tutorial it's going be very helpful! I'll post a video of me doing what you just did but I'll give you credit of course in the video and in the description!! Thank again!! :P

  • @peterweglinski1408
    @peterweglinski1408 Рік тому

    I am such a newbie with electrical projects but was able to follow along and alas it worked! Thanks Greg!

  • @LS-zj7kv
    @LS-zj7kv 3 місяці тому

    Man Please, I'm sooooo proud of you. I just feel better knowing you are out there.

  • @talanunu5097
    @talanunu5097 Рік тому

    I subscribed because I genuinely learned A LOT from this video. Thank you so much for your detailed guidance!

  • @chatonthego5101
    @chatonthego5101 5 років тому

    thanks, happy 2019, very clear demonstration, solved my problem

  • @leejuhsu
    @leejuhsu 3 роки тому

    I love your diagram! Very clear and easy to understand.

  • @stoutfarmhousedesignsmlcpr9154
    @stoutfarmhousedesignsmlcpr9154 5 років тому

    Excellent video. Some are telling people to switch out tombstones instead of deciding the type of bulb needed shunted or non. Easy instructions

  • @rockhardy2163
    @rockhardy2163 6 років тому +1

    This really helped, thanks!

  • @peterstoops5683
    @peterstoops5683 3 роки тому

    Your vid is the best explanation I've seen on converting fluorescent to LED

  • @avih7311
    @avih7311 4 роки тому

    Great Explanation - most other explanations are not clear as to why they connected it the way the did - meaning it is clear now how to connect single ended vs. Two sided. Thanks!

  • @erezlevanon3630
    @erezlevanon3630 4 роки тому

    I saw some videos and you explained the best and also the painting is very understandable. Thanks

  • @bethfitmarriagebibleprophe4702
    @bethfitmarriagebibleprophe4702 6 років тому +1

    Thank you for this video. I'm a housewife,but this video helped me
    convert our old fluorescent fixtures into LED. I'm really happy!

    • @ceecee8757
      @ceecee8757 5 років тому

      You go, girl!!

    • @robertshorthill4153
      @robertshorthill4153 3 роки тому

      @@ceecee8757 yeah, where are all the ladies retro fitting their flourecent lights to LED ? Can't be harder than cooking T--giving dinner for a family, huh? Ladies need manual skills as much as anyone in this day and age, in my opinion.

  • @michaelsavio101
    @michaelsavio101 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent job, you are good teacher!!

  • @DJ_LittlePea
    @DJ_LittlePea 7 років тому

    Your just so knowledgeable and helpful .... great video Greg 🤗🤗

  • @user-cx5rl9qg1b
    @user-cx5rl9qg1b 5 місяців тому

    After watching many videos, this one is the best. Thank you

  • @brucehansen1455
    @brucehansen1455 8 місяців тому

    Finally, a video that explains how to do the conversion.

  • @juggnuttz
    @juggnuttz 3 роки тому

    i know its almost 4 years later, but after half a dozen videos and websites, this video finally got me to figure this out! thank you! im an idiot when it comes to home improvement stuff and being that my wires were never the same color as what everyone else said (I HAVE NO YELLOWS!!!) but your explanation helped me. thanks again!

    • @robertshorthill4153
      @robertshorthill4153 3 роки тому

      juggnuttz. Here's what I did to "convert" different colored wires to show neutrals -- spray paint the last 3 or 4 inches of the wires with white paint on each end before stripping. Then place them in your 'stones like normal

  • @jlathem56
    @jlathem56 7 років тому +1

    Awesome demo Greg. If you do a followup could you watch out for the colorization of the fish, watch for a temp from them, and maybe put some plants under them to see how the do? Thanks! :)

  • @MegaGuitarpicker
    @MegaGuitarpicker 3 роки тому

    The most important thing is the connection type. Saw many videos on one side connection but I had 2 side connection bulbs. Thanks!

  • @maxxx134
    @maxxx134 5 років тому +1

    Very clear explains, nice

  • @user-ib7gu8xv3i
    @user-ib7gu8xv3i 3 роки тому

    Best video on converting these fixtures, thanks

  • @Jet-ok7qm
    @Jet-ok7qm 4 роки тому

    This is great! Thanks!

  • @robertshorthill4153
    @robertshorthill4153 3 роки тому

    Greg,. Just bought 8 LED bulb tubes for my long suffering shop lighting needs. Paid under $60 for the lot. Color and lumens, etc is acceptable. Feit is the brand they had. Seem to be double ended, but it didn't say as far as I can tell. Wired them up as single sided and they didn't work, so more wire will be used. Hope they work as well as other folks LED convertions do. Yours is a good tutorial, so thanks my friend. Bob. Happy New Year

  • @michitakakono3083
    @michitakakono3083 3 роки тому

    Very much helpful video, many thanks!!

  • @parvez182
    @parvez182 6 років тому +3

    Brilliantly explained in detail ! Thank you very much.

  • @xlupta00
    @xlupta00 7 років тому

    nice video Greg, thanks

  • @Reinaldo7068
    @Reinaldo7068 4 роки тому

    good job amigo , very simple thank you.

  • @wildroseranch1
    @wildroseranch1 4 роки тому +2

    This is by far the best video guide I've found to rewire our shop lights, we had 4 bulb 1 balast lights and no one explained this better than you. Also one thing I didn't know was about the dual or single ends, I had to go check and my bulbs needed power on both ends. Thank you thank you thank you and not having music playing while you're talking.

    • @dalescumidt562
      @dalescumidt562 4 роки тому

      Hey! you plagiarized my my thought exactly! LOL

  • @1980khmer
    @1980khmer 2 роки тому

    Great video very helpful. Your video is best .

  • @victorvenegas4832
    @victorvenegas4832 2 роки тому

    thank you for your time.

  • @tw2698
    @tw2698 6 років тому

    Very nice! I also just found a 20-Pack T8 LED Light Tube, 4FT, 18W (40W Replacement), 5000K (Day Light), 2400lm, Frosted Cover, Dual-End & Single-End Powered, Works with/without ballast, Shatterproof, UL & DLC. It’s worked out well for me.

  • @zefult
    @zefult 2 роки тому +1

    Great video .. only suggestion I have is for safety 🦺.. when we convert to l.e.d. bulbs take a permanent market & write ( led only ) or if it has use sticker that comes with bulbs.
    Only reason for that is if bulb goes out & next person tries to install a flurescent bulb it will explode/pop & burn tombstone up.

  • @bugfolk6323
    @bugfolk6323 5 років тому

    I saw your video, because I want to try switching over from T8 to LED lights for my houseplants, but I have a problem and that is most of my lamps don't have visible screws to take them apart to find the ballast to remove. The model number on one of them is .234SLESW, rapid start, and the "tombstones" seem to be sealed in as a single plastic unit on each end of the lamp. (these are what I find locally available at Menards.) The bulbs I'm trying to use are GT-Lite T8 grow bulbs. The claim on the box is that they can retrofit a number of older fixtures except "electric chip" though the directions on what works and what doesn't is a bit lacking. It was only in a single place that I found the disclaimer about electric chip ballasts. That said, I have one fixture like the one you used that I can attempt this project upon when I feel ready to tackle it. I haven't removed the ballast and the retrofitted LED works as advertised. The other lamps that I described, do NOT work with the LED lights, even though they are listed on the bulb's box as compatable aka "rapid start", "instant start.". One smoldered and sparked. The other just popped and then shut off. The remaining fixtures I haven't tried. Are these just sort of out of luck, disposable once they quit being useful with old fluorescent lights, or can they be made compatible with LED bulbs?

  • @litoloco4fish
    @litoloco4fish 5 років тому

    Great help brother thank you!!! I saw a bunch of tutorials with electricians and sounds like there speaking Greek

  • @timkim5574
    @timkim5574 6 років тому +1

    I FOUND IT ! THE BEST

  • @matthewgregory8218
    @matthewgregory8218 2 роки тому

    Great work

  • @berlinjackson1847
    @berlinjackson1847 Рік тому

    Great Job

  • @mark1952able
    @mark1952able 6 років тому +2

    Interesting that one only needs one side and using the proper bulb. "They" sales people selling the bulbs make it sound so easy to install. Not one sales person mentioned Shunted or non shunted lamps.....perhaps they do not know, but they should. Great video thumbs up thanks!

    • @patf03
      @patf03 5 років тому +2

      I agree lol ..I'm still kinda confused and I have spent many many hours researching this damn light shit

  • @lancerudy9934
    @lancerudy9934 Рік тому

    Great video😊

  • @MrDave-bs7tc
    @MrDave-bs7tc 5 років тому

    Great video! First one that actually shows how to do it.
    Is there anything special to do if you have a T12 setup or do the bulbs work in either?

  • @BebopbeypBBB4th
    @BebopbeypBBB4th 4 роки тому

    Best informational video💯💯💯

  • @sut2910
    @sut2910 2 роки тому +1

    Great video! Unfortunately the Sunco mfr does not have double-ended bulbs now. They only sell single-ended bulbs. I replaced a bunch of fluorescent bulbs with double-ended ones and now if any burn out i will have to rewire fixture for single-ended and mark it as such. I would prefer if they were all the same.

  • @armandolopez8983
    @armandolopez8983 3 роки тому

    Great video. Thanks much, this could have been an Electro Boom moment! 😷

  • @manoharsinghmankoo9554
    @manoharsinghmankoo9554 2 роки тому

    Thx sir for the sketch diagram found v. Easy

  • @johnnylightning58
    @johnnylightning58 6 років тому +2

    Nice job Greg... just a note on the terminology... the L stands for line not load. The bulb is actually the load but in AC electrical terms, the L is the hot side or line and the N is the neutral or common side. You did a great job on the video...in a lot of instructional videos, the host is all talk and no action. Sometimes I just want to toss my iPad across the room. You got to the point and kept it interesting. Thank you!

    • @zulfikranzulmos4066
      @zulfikranzulmos4066 5 років тому

      JohnnyLightning ! Haha it's funny 😆😆 L can means either Live or Load.. It's the same thing.. Don't confused ppl 😁😁

  • @jasonnewton6208
    @jasonnewton6208 5 років тому

    we have got clear led tubes 4ft,non shunted,removed the led strips an inserted 3 -150 watt led full spec strips,i used A LED DRIVER TOO,IT WORKED GREAT DID A 4X4 ROOM ON VEG TO FLOWER,4 LED TUBES,RED,BLU,WHITE, TOP SHELF ,HIGH INTENSITY LED STRIPS,NON SHUNTED

  • @TangodownNZ
    @TangodownNZ 2 роки тому

    It looks like you could use shunted for you double sided diagram, instead of running two wires into one end, because you will have power to both pins with one wire. You would short the single side light with shunted though. Thanks for the video

  • @Normanb15
    @Normanb15 4 роки тому

    You can use shunted stones for double ended bulbs as its all the same wire delivering to an end.

  • @vancuongbetting4381
    @vancuongbetting4381 5 років тому

    I appriciate what you did that making you lost a lot of time, many thanks

  • @DP-hy4vh
    @DP-hy4vh 6 років тому +6

    If you use a small nail, saftey pin or needle, you can remove the wires from the tombstones in order to bridge them together and shunt them using short pieces of wire. This cuts down on the number of wires in the wire nuts. Instead of four wires, you have one connecting to the hot or neutral.

  • @zulfikranzulmos4066
    @zulfikranzulmos4066 5 років тому

    Hey Grey.. I did test the t8 philps led with shunted lampholder since the new casing bought is thinner and used only 1 wire at both ends.. Nothing really happened.. Then, i tested with normal Non shunted and walla it works.. I think the casing meant for double sided led.. But the label on the philps says other way around.. Glad the led wasn't damaged..

  • @HomeOrchard
    @HomeOrchard 6 місяців тому

    Great video! I saved it as a tutorial for an upcoming four lamp kitchen light LED project. Any thoughts on the $6.97 shop light LED bulbs from Harbor Freight?

  • @patrickkruger5310
    @patrickkruger5310 6 років тому +2

    It would be wise to check each "Tombstone" connector with an OHM meter to insure you don't have shunted connectors!

  • @idatoo
    @idatoo 4 роки тому

    It would be nice if you did a video for single ended led tube.

  • @trexinvert
    @trexinvert Рік тому

    You're statement to "not use" the shunted tombstone is great. I've seen other videos that mention using shunted tombstones. Confusing.

  • @joecraft4409
    @joecraft4409 4 роки тому

    Your video was the easiest one I understood to date. My question is not light related, what’s the humidity level there in the “Fish” room? 😳

  • @icyfountain9428
    @icyfountain9428 4 роки тому

    Nice tutorial but with one exception. If your fluorescent fixture has shunted sockets just use them and save your self a lot of trouble and expense. Its really no trouble to simply connect the wires (or wire) from one end to your hot wire (usually black). Connect the wires (or wire) from the other end to the neutral (white) wire. That's it. You don't have to buy new sockets. Just remember to buy double-ended LED tubes.

  • @zulfikranzulmos4066
    @zulfikranzulmos4066 5 років тому

    Nice very informative.. I'm just wondering.. If it is dual sided led, can it be used with shunted lampholder.. Because one end is live and the other is neutral.. One more thing.. What if the led is one sided input with the label L & N at the end.. Can it be used with two sided wiring? Will it work? I have a philips led T8 ecofit.. There's a label about the wiring diagram.. One is for the 1 sided wiring and the other with 2 sided wiring for live & neutral at one end of another..

  • @gibson7654
    @gibson7654 5 років тому +1

    I have the same lamps, model 1233, and wired them exactly as you have demonstrated, but the bulbs do not light up. I know the bulbs are good because I've tested them. Any thoughts?

  • @frankpyon2115
    @frankpyon2115 5 років тому

    Thank you for the detailed instructions. It was very easy to understand. I think I am now comfortable to try it.

  • @mark1952able
    @mark1952able 6 років тому

    Please correct me if I'm wrong, but does the T-12 Lithonia shop light fixture come with the Non-shunted Tombstone lamps?

  • @sandmastermaster
    @sandmastermaster 6 років тому +3

    The bulb is the load.
    The black conductor is the line

  • @danbarta5867
    @danbarta5867 5 років тому +8

    In my 40+ years in electronics/electrical, "L" is for Line (hot), not Load, even though it goes to the load in this case.

    • @emptech
      @emptech 4 роки тому

      You are right about that, the author admits he knows little about electricity. This video is out dated, at this time, there are many LED "tubes" out there that use 12VDC directly, the terminals are actually marked + and _. The ballasts need to be disconnected and DC power supplies need to be wired in their place. I have seen some replacements that actually have an internal power supply that utilize either directly 115VAC line voltage or still utilize the ballasts.
      Jim

  • @QuietMikeW
    @QuietMikeW 4 роки тому

    does it matter which side of the fixture you make the hot? left or right, and does it matter which way you put the bulbs in?

  • @curistinmatin7936
    @curistinmatin7936 3 роки тому

    Hi, sir, I really like the video you shot. Could you help us take a video of the installation of our brand's 4-foot led bulb? Looking forward to your reply.

  • @bigal-ox9jw
    @bigal-ox9jw 4 роки тому +1

    You show non-shunted tombstones as having (L, line and N neutral) at 4:40 .then when you convert the fixture wires you join them together (two blue and two yellow).Would this not be shorting supply Line and Neutral?

    • @OutyMan
      @OutyMan 2 роки тому +1

      You can do double-ended power bulbs with either shunted or non-shunted tombstones. These happen to be non-shunted. For single-ended power bulbs, the tombstone MUST be non-shunted.
      For the blue and yellow wire, these were probably only differentiated for where they connect inside the ballast and why that is, I can only guess. For the re-wire, it doesn't matter, because we then know all blue/yellow will be carrying Load to one side of the bulbs, and all red/maroon will be carrying Neutral from the other side.
      Edit: To clarify why the color of the yellow/blue/red/maroon colors doesn't matter, the colors probably had something to do with the ballast's circuitry, but since the ballast is no longer being used, the only important thing about those wires is that they carry Load to one side of the bulbs and Neutral from the other. It might be that there's a PCB inside the ballast that monitors each connection separately for some kind of error handler for safety and each color needs to go to a specific node on the PCB, or something even simpler, like making it easier for the person assembling the ballast/fixture to paint-by-numbers and just make connections in a certain order by color. I have no idea what it looks like inside a ballast or the details of how it works, so I can only guess.

  • @alwayssearching1882
    @alwayssearching1882 3 роки тому

    Great instructions. Lonely orange fish makes me sad.

  • @lostinmyspace4910
    @lostinmyspace4910 3 роки тому

    I have an old neon light fixture using the fat neon tubes and ballast. The ballast is faulty, and I want to convert to T8. Do all the tombstones have to be replaced to accommodate the skinnier T8, or will the pins still work in the older tombstones? THUMBS UP!!

  • @sacrux
    @sacrux 5 років тому +2

    Would seem cheaper to just buy a wood plank(cut to the size of the bulbs) and then purchase an electrical cord, wiring, tombstones and do it that way. Maybe add some mylar and make your own reflector. Just make sure you find a way to ground it. Also would need mount hooks + chains.

  • @lsnk33
    @lsnk33 Рік тому

    Excellent video and very educational, you should be a teacher man. hehehe. Thanks and I am going to fix my led lights in the garage now

  • @TrueNovice
    @TrueNovice 6 років тому

    It's strange that they have not standardized the wiring for LED tubes - some a re single sided wires with a dead end and the others have powers on both end with one side hot and the other is neutral. Shouldn't you have tested the old tombstones to see if they were shunted or not? In an a very old fluorescent with a starter are they usually shunted or not?

  • @AraceaeFanatics
    @AraceaeFanatics 2 роки тому

    Looks like shunted would work fine for a double sided bulb.

  • @eliseintheattic9697
    @eliseintheattic9697 5 років тому

    My fixture looks just like this one, except on the side where the power comes in, one of the tombstones has black wires going to it, and the other has a set of black and a set of yellow. So now I'm not sure what to do.
    Anyone know?

  • @jlathem56
    @jlathem56 6 років тому

    Hey Gregg, did I miss it or did you do an update for the LED conversion light? Looking for how well it is holding up and if you think it is a good color for fish/shrimp & plants. Thanks :)

    • @gregjonesonline
      @gregjonesonline  6 років тому +2

      J Lathem I'll do an update on it soon, short answer, fine for fish, no good for plants

    • @jlathem56
      @jlathem56 6 років тому

      Greg Jones - Thanks :)

  • @ethanh9137
    @ethanh9137 3 роки тому

    This is amazing video. Thanks for the details.

  • @rogerthemailman25
    @rogerthemailman25 6 років тому

    Great video ,thanks! I see a lot of people converting from old fluorescent to T-12! Home depot sells this exact shop light for $13.30....+2 led tubes from(Amazon)$11 each=$22! I got me a great light for just under $40! I'm in my 70's,,& I would enjoy buying this shop light,,, order the tubes & build(convert) this light my question??? Whats the ""advantage"" over building this thing vs just buying a new LED shop light???

    • @michaelcollins1899
      @michaelcollins1899 5 років тому

      The difference is money. You spent about 40, converting cost about 22. once you do one, they take 10 mins to do each. So you spent 18 xtra bucks for 10 mins!!! And thats ok if you make 18 bucks every 10 mins, but most people dont. Thus why most of us convert.....not to mention we are filling landfills with old light fixtures, we are reusing sometging that has nothing wrong with it.

  • @jasonnewton6208
    @jasonnewton6208 5 років тому

    i have a t-12 led 4ft shop light, it has reg white light,is thier any easy way to make it full spectrum for plants,?i use a 8 bulb t-5 to veg up ,an a 4bulb 2ft t-5 to clone an start seedlings,would the flour fixture conversion work the same on t-5s,thks

  • @ahmedhashmi3584
    @ahmedhashmi3584 4 роки тому

    Funny that you said that nobody uses t12 anymore...I was at a Home Depot where I live, and a sales person told me that nobody uses t8 anymore when I was looking for a t8 version of a fixture lol..

  • @dennish4304
    @dennish4304 6 років тому +2

    From my understanding, If you have a T-12 Fluorescent fixture it will be Non-shunted.

    • @pdhal1
      @pdhal1 6 років тому

      How to check if its shunted.