Toggled brand 48" T8/T12 16w 5000k, 2000 lumen Dimmable LED tubes. Home Depot about 10.00 each.
These tubes get 120v power on 2 pins on one end of the tube.
Retrofitting Direct Wire Ballast Bypass LEDs These tubes get 120v power on 2 pins on one end of the tube. Existing florescent fixtures can be wired differently so they supply you with correctly wired lamp holders to retrofit the fixture.
Retrofitting Direct Wire Ballast Bypass LEDs This is the end that gets the power. It says "AC INPUT".
Retrofitting Direct Wire Ballast Bypass LEDs Disconnect the power and cut all the wires off the ballast.
Retrofitting Direct Wire Ballast Bypass LEDs Remove the ballast.
Retrofitting Direct Wire Ballast Bypass LEDs Check the existing lamp holders for the correct wiring. These won't work. You need 2 wires going to each holder. This only has one.
Install the supplied lamp holders I slit the bracket with a tin snip on either end to the depth of the center of the existing hole.
Retrofitting Direct Wire Ballast Bypass LEDs I used a Dremel with a metal cuttoff wheel to cut the bottom of the slot.
Retrofitting Direct Wire Ballast Bypass LEDs I tested the first slot to make sure the new lamp holder fits.
Retrofitting Direct Wire Ballast Bypass LEDs The 4 lamp holders are installed.
Retrofitting Direct Wire Ballast Bypass LEDs I screwed the bracket back into the fixture. I wired all the white wires together including the power source. Then I wired all the black wires to the power source.
Retrofitting Direct Wire Ballast Bypass LEDs Install the new LED tubes into the fixture by pushing up and twisting. These tubes are triangular so make sure the LED's face down.
