LED Lights - Accessories

  Selecting the right replacement for old inefficient lighting fluorescent lighting fixtures is important. The selection of the product happens after the right installation is determined. The method of installation is basically determined by the types of tube technology you use. There are two tube technologies actually; T8 or T12. If you do not know what you have installed already, take the tube/bulb out and read the markings on the end. If you do not see the markings, get a scale and try to measure the diameter of the tube. Names And Diameters The nomenclature of these lights depends on the size of these fixtures.  If the diameter of the tube is one inch, then the tube is T8. If the diameter happens to be 3/2 inch, the tube is T12.  If the measurement comes out to be ⅝ inches, the tube is T5.  If the tube is T8, it will certainly have an electronic ballast. T12 tubes will have a magnetic bypass only. To confirm the kind of ballast that you actually have, open the fi...