Fluorescent Lights. December 22, 2020, 12:24:45 pm I have one fixture that doesn’t work, in a weird way. I take the working tubes out of a working fixture & put them in that fixture....nope the good tubes don’t work. I put the tubes from the non working fixture into the known good fixture....nope, they don’t work there either. Do these fixtures have a starter in them ?
Re: Fluoresce Lights. Reply #1 – December 22, 2020, 12:34:27 pm led replacement tube lights for 12v RVs and TrailersThere are many You Tube videos on removing the ballast, re-wiring, and installing LED tubes.
Re: Fluoresce Lights. Reply #2 – December 22, 2020, 12:36:00 pm Not really interested in changing to LED, thanks anyway.
Re: Fluorescent Lights. Reply #3 – December 22, 2020, 12:46:44 pm I think mine have a ballast only (2003).Search for 'ballast' instead of 'starter' and you will probably find more useful info. That will get you into the lights content and away from engine starter, generator starters, and so on...Rich
Re: Fluorescent Lights. Reply #4 – December 22, 2020, 12:52:28 pm If changing bulbs didn't help and the wires and switch are intact, the ballast is probably bad. Your choice is to hunt down a new fixture (very expensive and may be hard to find) or a new ballast, also can be hard to find.Your other choice is to follow Joan's advice and switch to LEDs tubes, allow the keeping of the original fixture, it's a much cheaper way to go and it cuts the fixture's power usage by three quarters.Your choice.I buy the LED tubes from M4. Good quality and good service.led replacement tube lights for 12v RVs and TrailersLarry 1 Likes
Re: Fluorescent Lights. Reply #5 – December 22, 2020, 08:38:28 pm The electronic ballasts in these fixtures tend to deteriorate with age - typically a capacitor on the board blows up, which can be replaced if you have the skills. However, the bulbs also dim with age. Since the LED replacement tubes do not use the ballast, and conversion is pretty simple, it is hard to justify any other solution.Steve
Re: Fluorescent Lights. Reply #6 – December 23, 2020, 12:52:10 am I hope I'm not hijacking this string, but just today I started looking at a less-expensive alternative to the LED tubes and these double aluminum plates with adhesive on the back look like a good option for the kitchen fixtures. I tried the strips a few years back on my first rig and wasn't too pleased with the results. Has anyone tried these?Exclusive M4 LED double aluminum plate light
Re: Fluorescent Lights. Reply #7 – December 23, 2020, 01:10:48 am Hi Ray; kind of a generic thread here, so; Don't confuse the adhesive strips of LED di with the LED fake florescent tubes. I replaced two lights (4 tubes) with stick on LED strips. They were not terrible, but not good. I removed the fixture ends, so I can't put the LED tubes in. My other lights I put in, from M4 LED Replacement for 18" T8 Tube Lights are great, and I've replaced all of my tubes except one (maybe tomorrow!). They look original, the light is natural white. Almost the color of 'cool white' that the floresecent tubes were. Much less power hungry, and unaffected by cold weather. Some of my older tubes were getting worn and took awhile to come on if cold. I used similar LED array plates with aluminum backing to replace my other incandescent light fixtures. It worked out to 150 lumens for the cabover bunk lights. 300 Lumen for the central aisle, and 450 lumen for the bathroom shower. That one is almost too much. The one over the toilet is a 300, and is pretty bright for such a small room. (TK floorplan). The M4 light you listed may be way too bright. Even this one: Exclusive M4 LED double aluminum plate light listed at 820 lumens, sounds too bright. RonB 1 Likes
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