UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum - View Single Post

Glowing Bits! · 16th Jan 2019, 1:16 am

30,000 hours would be the average life for electronic ballasts.
With them running on HF, there is no noticable flicker, plus they will start up pretty much instant.
LED tubes nowadays do not shine straight down, they are yester-year's generation, the new type have a beam in the region of 300 degrees.
Sue, I'm surprised they haven't made an appearance at your end yet, they have been here for a number of years now.
Rick.

16th Jan 2019, 1:16 am	#58
Glowing Bits! Octode Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK. Posts: 1,457	Re: The demise of the fluorescent tube 30,000 hours would be the average life for electronic ballasts. With them running on HF, there is no noticable flicker, plus they will start up pretty much instant. LED tubes nowadays do not shine straight down, they are yester-year's generation, the new type have a beam in the region of 300 degrees. Sue, I'm surprised they haven't made an appearance at your end yet, they have been here for a number of years now. Rick.