Re: Workshop: LED replacements for flourescent tubes.
Well despite purchasing the wrong length tubes (from Aldi) I decided to hard wire one of them to see how it compared in my work shop anyway.
Electrically, one end has two pins shorted and is also supplied with a plastic 'pin protector', so mains applied to the other two pins and voila - a very surprising improvement over my current twin tube arrangement.
Colour rendition is vastly improved, light output seems to be increased by 50% (even for one tube over the original two!), instant start, no noticeable flicker, no annoying hum.
Overall I'm really impressed and will be fitting a second tube today (no fitting, just hard wired). Next visit to Aldi I'll be looking for another pair.
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