One of our most popular products are LED tubes to replace fluorescent 4′ tubes. They cut energy use in half and have over twice the life of standard T8s. One of our coolest projects currently involves dimming LED tubes on a production line…but that is for a future post. This post is about installing LED tubes in fluorescent fixtures. Please enjoy the following directions:
We recommend having an electrician or professional do the installation. It is relatively simple, but better to be safe!
The following are the steps for standard, double end power installations:
- Turn off all power to the light fixture.
- Remove all ballasts and starters.
- Connect one line wire (load) to a socket at one end of the fixture.
- Connect the other line wire (neutral) to the socket at the other end of the fixture.
- DO NOT connect wires of different potential to the same socket. Doing this will void the warranty.
- Insert LED tubes, turn the power back on & enjoy the LED tubes.
For single end power installations, complete the following steps:
- Please note single end power is for the MXS tube only and is for non-shunted tombstones.
- Turn off all power to the light fixture.
- Remove all ballasts and starters.
- Connect the input wires to the socket per figure 3.
- DO NOT install two lines into separate ends.
- Insert LED tubes, turn the power back on & enjoy the LED tubes. Make sure the LED tubes have the live end installed matched with the live tombstone.
Most of our tubes fall under the double end power installations (except for our MXS series tubes). For more information, please refer to our installation guide attached.LED-Tube-Installation-Guide
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Thank you for a great post.
yes,more and more people will use the led tubes
very good
Wow,terrific! LED lighting is the future of 21 century lighting.It’s beautiful
Giving the instructions on installing a LED tube is very helpful especially for beginners.