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(12 customer reviews) 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Great Light, But No Instructions,
October 28, 2011 Mark A. Valente (Danville, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lighting EVER Brightest 18 Watt 4 foot T8 LED Tube Lights, 45W Fluorescent Tube Replacement, Daylight White, UL Approved (Office Product)
I replaced three T8 fluorescents in my home office with these. I started with just one to make sure they worked and that I would be happy with the light. Bottom line -- they do and I am!
The light is great, brighter than the fluorescents and very consistent. They come on almost instantly to full power and at 17 watts they use less than half the power!
They definitely did take a little work to install and if you aren't comfortable cutting a wire then these aren't for you.
Along those lines, my only dissapointment was that the box didn't include any INSTRUCTIONS for installation and their web site was even less helpful -- I posted a request for support asking for instructions and never have heard from them.
Ultimately it didn't matter though. I just cut out the ballast and reconnected the wires. The first one I did took about 10 minutes. The next two, took about 5 minutes each. It's good if you have a couple of wire nuts to join the wires back...Read more
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Beautiful light at half the operating cost! :),
March 4, 2012 Thomas Grillo "Thomas Grillo" (Jackson, MS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lighting EVER Brightest 18 Watt 4 foot T8 LED Tube Lights, 45W Fluorescent Tube Replacement, Daylight White, UL Approved (Office Product)
After bypassing the ballasts in the light fixture, we put the LED tubes in. The light the cool-white LED tubes put out is beautiful. I may add a pair of warm white for a slightly warmer mix, but I'm rather happy with the intensity, and area coverage. These lights don't waste light in all directions like the old fluorescent tubes did, which makes it much easier on the eyes. The distance from the lights to the floor is 9 feet, so I can imagin the intensity would be even brighter in a 8 foot high installation. I'm amazed at the quality of light.
These things only sip 17 watts per tube, which means I'll be doing my bit in reducing my carbon footprint. :)
At 50,000 hours of lamp life, these things will be a lot cheaper by the time I have to replace them.
My only gripe is that they did not come with an instruction sheet for installation, but after inspecting the tubes, I found a tiny label which had the wiring diagram affixed to one end of the tube. Look for...Read more
Nice tube,
May 9, 2012 R. Golub - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lighting EVER Brightest 18 Watt 4 foot T8 LED Tube Lights, 45W Fluorescent Tube Replacement, Daylight White, UL Approved (Office Product)
I originally planned on using this LED light as a replacement for some fluorescent lights in a shop fixture. On closer inspection, it occurred to me that the typical cheap metal fixture is really unneeded. It's a rigid, metal backed tube with a protective plastic cover for the LEDs. It has a single pair of connectors on one end (conveniently marked 'Input') with standard 10 mm spacing so that regular Molex or similar connectors fit perfectly. All it needs is 85 - 220 VAC and a switch.
So it makes for a nice replacement for the entire lighting fixture. Simpler, cleaner, easier to mount and maintain and no cheapo Chinese ballast to die in a year and no T40 tubes to carefully handle on their way to the recycling center.
Light quality and amount is excellent. Only a small lag on start. Appears to be pretty cold tolerant. The only downsides is the cost. At 50 dollars a tube, you have to replace a bunch of glass to make it a financially viable solution unless...Read more
