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Can I replace a T12 fluorescent light tube with an LED tube?

T8 LED tubes won’t fall out if you try to install them in a T12 fixture—they’ll fit just fine. But here’s some even better news: If you have a T12 fixture, conversion to LED is going to be even easier than with a T8 fixture. This is because T12 fixtures have non-shunted tombstones, exactly what you need for LED tubes.

How do you convert a T12 fluorescent bulb to LED?

If you’re converting your existing T12 lamps to LED, you have six options to choose from:
Install ballast-bypass linear LED lamps. Install plug-and-play magnetic and electronic ballast-compatible linear LEDs. Install electronic ballast-compatible linear LEDs and a new electronic ballast.

Do I need to remove the ballast to use an LED bulb?

Bypass the ballast linear LEDs – also known as line voltage or direct-wire linear LEDs – work straight off the line voltage flowing directly to the sockets, requiring you to remove the original fluorescent ballast.

Can you use an LED tube in a fluorescent fixture?

In short, YES!

New linear LED tube bulbs are simple plug and play and ballast compatible. You will simply need to remove your fluorescent bulb and plug in your LED replacement.

Can you put an LED tube in a fluorescent fixture?

Retrofit LED Tubes

“Retrofit” tubes work with all fluorescent fixtures as well as ballast-free LED fixtures. To use them with your existing fluorescent fixtures, you’ll need to take just a few minutes to rewire the fixture to bypass the balast. This is a pretty simple task.

Will T8 LED work with T12 ballast?

In an effort to make LED tube lights compatible with the internal dimensions of most fixtures, you will find that most LED tube lights feature a T8 or 1 inch diameter. They can indeed be used in T12 fixtures.

How do you bypass the ballast for LED lights?

How to Bypass A Ballast
Step 1: Disconnect All Power So There is No Electrical Current. Step 2: Find the Ballast. Step 3: Locate and Cut Only the Hot and Neutral Wires. Step 4: Cut the Socket Lead Wires. Step 5: Remove the Ballast (if you wish) Step 6: Connect the Wires. Step 7: Reattach Any Coverings and Turn On.

What happens if you don’t bypass the ballast for LED lights?

If you installed an LED tube that requires ballast removal into a fixture with the ballast still wired in you almost certainly did kill the LED tube. Ballasts can typically put out 300-600 volts on the secondary side, so something deigned to run on 120V will not last long.

Will LED lights work with a ballast?

Essentially, LED bulbs do not require ballasts in them to work. Unlike fluorescent lights, it is not a ballast that controls the LED’s current and voltage regulation. Those are regulated with a component called a driver inside an LED that serves a similar function to a ballast.

Can you use LED tubes with electronic ballast?

Ballast-compatible, “plug and play,” or “direct drop-in” LED tubes make upgrading to cost-saving, long-life LED technology easy: simply take the fluorescent tubes out of your fixture and put the LED tubes in. However, direct drop-in LED tubes are compatible only with fixtures that have electronic ballasts.

Will LED bulbs work if ballast is bad?

Can LED lamps work off of existing ballasts? Yes, if they have an internal driver than can work off that ballast. Philips, for example, has designed a tube that is compatible with an existing electronic ballast.

Can you mix LED and fluorescent lights on same circuit?

Yes, and there are advantages in mixing them. The LEDs comes on instantly, whereas the CFLs can take longer, so a mixture is faster acting than only CFLs. Even though CFLs don’t come up to full brightness instantly, their slow speed is much less noticeable with an LED or two in the mix.

Can I use LED bulbs in any fixture?

As long as the mounting base (socket) is the same size and type, you can use an LED bulb in an existing fixture. If the mounting base isn’t the same size and type, the LED bulb will not fit the socket. You should never use a bulb with a higher wattage than what is recommended for the fixture.