Florescent light bulb 12" to LED replacement - 2012

June 2012 Marina Kona Kai Shelter Island San Diego, CA

The florescent light and new LED bulb in package.

 We did an florescent light bulb 12" to LED replacement on this light. It is the one bulb florescent light between the hanging lockers on the Islander Freeport B plan.
 For this conversion we used the "Revolution T5-12 Replacement LED bulb"
LEGELUX Led Tube light T5 12" 5W 12V DC 500LM 6000K, Perfect F8T5 Florescent Tube Replacement 

 I broke the shade AGAIN taking it off to remove the fixture. You do not really need to remove the fixture but it seemed easier than working with it installed.

Now we are looking to find where we can get the whole used light fixture or shade.

 This bulb is more expensive than the replacement strips we found but it may be what we like. We are testing it on this light fixture. We will test the strips as we have two on order on a salon florescent light fixture, the two bulb type. We are testing for brightness and readability and ambiance. This one could be bright as it is used to get clothes out of the cabinet and general light at this location. The others are used for reading and mood lighting 😍

We wanted to keep the original fixture because there are head liner marks from it and it fits the space well. It woks good and lights the area up fine. Just the fluorescent light bulb is not near as efficient (LED is 350% more efficient) and the fluorescentt gives off some heat and fluorescentt bulbs and ballast needs replacing, also no humming with LED etc, you know the LED fluorescentt light bulb stats.

Did some snipping of wires.

Testing the wiring setup using 12v tool battery.

 I forgot to get a picture and forgot to light the fluorescentt light bulb.

OK got the wiring figured out and now need to hook up the switch.

Got the bulb in and the switch is off with power on so the switch is working fine.

 We just left the old ballast in the fixture and the original ends for the bulb which really only hold in the new LED bulb. Removing the ballast could possibly damage the fixture as it is hard wired in on one end. The ends to the LED bulb do nothng electrically. The LED bulb just works off a + and - wire coming out of it and is a LED strip made to look like a florescent light bulb and uses the same mounting (ends) as florescent light bulb.

 I forgot to bring the shade with me, it is at home (the boat) so no shade on pictures yet.

LED In the fixture with switch om.

Put some liquid electrical tape on the solderless terminal ends.

 OK all ready to go. The two wires hanging there will revive the two 12 volt + and - wires coming out of the head liner and will go into the fixture from the back.