LED lighting

NWYENKO · #1 06-01-2015, 11:52 AM

I just converted the fluorescent lights to LED's . It really made a difference. The tubes are manufactured by a family owned business named Hyperikon located in San Diego. The cost per tube was just over $18 and installation was very simple. I am in the process of converting all of the lights in the house to LEDs. Bulbs can be purchased through amazon with free shipping and no sales tax. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] Jim

**Charley Lillard** · #2 06-01-2015, 12:45 PM

Costco has them also.

NWYENKO · #3 06-01-2015, 01:35 PM

We now live in SW Missourah! Closest COSTCO is 3 hours away!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

**Zman1969** · #4 06-01-2015, 08:20 PM

pictures please? when I built my shop I looked into them but too spendy and wasnt sure how many I would need compared to flourecent do thes mount in old light housings?
I'll have to look at Costco

**Charley Lillard** · #5 06-01-2015, 10:28 PM

Costco had replacement 48" tubes that plugged right in and they also had complete fixtures, 48" with two bulbs.

NWYENKO · #6 06-02-2015, 03:53 AM

The replacements I used required removal of the ballast, replacement of the tombstones which were supplied.

**Charley Lillard** · #7 06-02-2015, 01:14 PM

The time you spent removing the ballasts could have been used on a nice three hour drive to Costco... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

**Mr70** · #8 06-02-2015, 01:40 PM

Charley owns a few Costco stock shares. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

NWYENKO · #9 06-02-2015, 01:43 PM

Paid an electrician friend $100 to change all 12. Even though gas is $2.25 here it was better than 6 hours on the road. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

**Zman1969** · #10 06-02-2015, 07:06 PM

Dang I drove to Hays Ks. to pickup a rear end 1025 mi roundtrip in a day, was a good ride. Altough I got sick of Oklahoma (normal reaction from a Texan)
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Oh it was a shakedown run for HRPT