Replace 18W 2ft Fluro Tubes With LED
The Philips CorePro LED Tube is a cost-effective replacement for existing fluorescent lighting.
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- Reduces energy consumption by over 60%.
- Designed to operate for 30,000 hours.
- Install it yourself - no electrician required in most cases.
- Price includes 600mm LED tube and LED starter.
Fits all standard T8 light fittings '2 foot' (0.6m) in length. This item replaces regular 18W fluorescent tubes with a 9.9W LED.
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Choose between Cool White K and Cool Daylight K colour temperature.
Slash T8 Tube Energy Usage
Regular T8 fluorescent lamps consume 18 Watts of power with a further ~7 Watts lost in the ballast. As a result, total power consumption per lamp is actually around 25 Watts.
The Philips T8 LED tube, on the other hand, consumes just 9.9 Watts in total. That's an energy saving of 60%.
This translates into an electricity cost saving of about $16.50 per year, for every tube upgraded. This example assumes 12 hours per day operation and an electricity tariff of $0.25/kWh.
Installation guide - 2 Foot (600mm) LED Fluro Tube
There are two main types of fluorescent light fittings in existing buildings:
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1) Magnetic ballast fittings - with starters. These are the most common fitting type. Simply replace the tube and starter (supplied) and you're done! Magnetic ballast fittings are identifiable by the fact they have starters present.
Easy installation for any fitting with a starter.
2) Electronic ballast fittings - no starters. Unlike the example shown above, these fittings do not have a starter. These units will require an electrician to 'wire out' the existing ballast. Fittings without starters that come on instantly are generally electronic ballast.
Price Includes Replacement LED Starter
Don't forget to check the packaging for the LED starter. It's easy to miss if you happen to open the package at the other end!
The LED starter is a safety fuse. It allows the LED tube to work in your existing light fittings, with no further modification.
Specifications - Philips CorePro LED Tube 600mm (60cm)
Fitting Type
T8 tube / G13 connector
Power Usage
9.9 Watts (replace 18W fluro tube)
Voltage
220-240 V AC
Lifetime
30,000 hours
Colour Temperature
Cool White K (840) or Cool Daylight K (865)
Beam Angle
240°
Light Output
900 lumen
Dimmable
No
Dimensions
602.5mm (total length including pins) x 28mm (width)
Weight
110 grams
Material / Finish
Glass / Frosted
Product Identifiers
Philips CorePro LEDtube 600mm 9.9W 840 / 865
Further Details
Datasheets: K, K (PDF), Installation Guide (PDF).
Warranty
3 Years
Frequently Asked Questions
What other options and sizes are available?
We stock a wide range of LED tubes, including:
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4 Foot LED Tube (mm) - most common size
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5 Foot LED Tube (mm)
We also stock LED troffer lights for t-bar suspended ceilings and LED battens for other applications.
Which is better: K or K?
One colour temperature is not really "better" than the other. Generally K is a "whiter" light and is perceived to be slightly brighter. If you want these LED tubes to look the same as the fluro tubes you are replacing, look for '840' or '865' on your existing tubes. '840' is K and '865' is K.
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We are being pitch a direct "LED Tube" replacement for our T8 fluorescents. You remove the old fluorescent lamp and install a "tube" of the same size which is really LED lights in a frosted tube. We have also been pitch a similar "LED Tube" that requires rewiring to bring 277V power directly through the lamp holder. They open the fixture, cut the power leads from the ballast and connect them to one of the lamp holders (the lamp holder on the other side is dead).
The "rewire" manufacturer claims the ballast will continue to burn energy, while the direct lamp replacement sales guy claims the ballast uses so little power the extra labor will never be paid for.
A couple of questions come to mind:
1. Both "tubes" put out less lumens than the fluorescent lamps they replace, but both sales guys claim all of the LED light is directed down and will deliver more light to the work plane. Is this true? Has anyone done an actual field test?
2. Both sales guys claim the LED "tubes are good for 50,000 hours and they "hardly ever burn out, just slowly emit less light. In my experience LEDs do last longer, but I have seen them just stop working. Is 50,000 hours reasonable? If it is the labor saving s will be as much as the energy savings.
3. The direct lamp replacement guy claims the lamp holder and internal wiring should be replaced if used for 277V, but the rewire guy claims replacement isn't required because the holders are "non-shuttered. Not sure why that makes a difference, but the wire inside the fixture is 18 AWG and the power wiring is 12 AWG. Shouldn't the wire to the lamp holder be 12 AWG?
4. Is it OK to abandon an unwired ballast in the light fixture or should we make them take them out?
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Unless you can get someone else to foot the bill.
Yes, if someone is offering rebates, free or reduced price on equipment, etc. you are only getting a green carbon footprint, but losing green in your wallet.
New installations are generally worth higher efficiency products being installed, but existing installs still have some value in what is there if it is working. There are times when owner also wants an updated look, and that is something that has a different value, which is not the worth the same from one person to the next.
A few years back we had rebates from POCO's around here for converting less efficient lighting to more efficient lighting. One of the primary applications encountered was T12 to T8 replacements in commercial buildings, though there were possible rebates for other items being converted. I Changed two stores from surface mounted 8 foot open strip luminaires (one of them was old luminaires installed back in 's) to 2x4 troffers. Owners may not even have noticed if there was any change in energy bill, but was real happy with the new look, and happy the POCO helped pay for some of it.
But I had done a study on another installation (that had decent looking luminaires and were only around 20 years old) and we just did not see energy savings payback to be enough - even with the rebates to be worth the investment of changing/converting all the luminaires. One factor was number of hours of operation a day, had this place been open/lighted more hours per day it may have helped the final results better. It was decided T12 ballasts in that installation were only going to be converted to T8 as they failed.