05-22-2017, 01:36 PM
my set of bulbs came yesterday, and this morning I bypassed the ballast (easy) installed the new bulbs, and voila! Up and running.
Definitely getting plenty of light...so much so that we might consider removing two of the bulbs and using in another fixture. I guess when you get used to a fixture that's not putting out a ton of light (failing ballast, failing bulbs, etc), when it's working as designed, the brightness almost seems too much!
Anyway, I'm quite pleased with the outcome of this upgrade. Would highly recommend it to anyone considering a similar retrofit in their own situation.
Here's what I used: https://www.amazon.com/Hyperikon-Dual-En...r_1_6?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1495460119&sr=1-6&keywords=hyperikon
The 4k bulbs seem just about right for my particular situation. Can't imagine the 5k bulbs would be any better for us.
Definitely getting plenty of light...so much so that we might consider removing two of the bulbs and using in another fixture. I guess when you get used to a fixture that's not putting out a ton of light (failing ballast, failing bulbs, etc), when it's working as designed, the brightness almost seems too much!
Anyway, I'm quite pleased with the outcome of this upgrade. Would highly recommend it to anyone considering a similar retrofit in their own situation.
Here's what I used: https://www.amazon.com/Hyperikon-Dual-En...r_1_6?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1495460119&sr=1-6&keywords=hyperikon
The 4k bulbs seem just about right for my particular situation. Can't imagine the 5k bulbs would be any better for us.