Yep! And if you still ride a horse and buggy, upgrade to a sedan.
Y E S , finally
I probably deserved that
These are 5000K (daylight) 2 8ft 12000, 24000 total lumens. Couldn't be happier. PERFECT. And the best part is they're absolutely quiet.
Yea, I get that they can work with the ballasts, but suppose the ballast goes bad after the switch to LED and then the light doesn't come on. The first response is to start replacing bulbs to no gain, and then eventually replace the ballast to get the LEDs to light up again, which will work but is an absolutely unnecessary expenditure. It takes less than 5 minutes to remove the ballast and splice the wires.
He's got no shadows because the light shines through the balls.
What brand are they? I have LEDs installed in track lighting with conventional screw bases. The color temperature isn't listed where I can find it, but they suck. The light is bluish, it looks like I'm welding in there. I've seen worse LEDs but you sure wouldn't put these in an art gallery.
The LED bulbs I got worked with either shunted or non-shunted sockets. Non shunted sockets only require one side to be wired, shunted sockets need both sides wired. I was able to replace most of the sockets (tombstones) with non shunted ones to make the switch easier.
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Nothing wrong with being frugal or slow to adopt new stuff.
Blue cloth helps a lot with brightness. One of our tournaments switched from blue to green and now it's like shooting in a dungeonI toyed around with the idea of going to LED when I built my Gold Crown Light. I decided to stay with fluorescents. My light doesn't buzz or flicker and the Phillips bulbs (8) I use spec out at 5000K, 2,600 Lumens and a CRI (Color Rendering Index) of 90. Total Lumens of the fixture is 20,800. The light is great. If/when I start having issues with the ballast(s), I'll convert over to LED but until then, I'm 100% satisfied with my setup and have never gotten negative feedback from those that have played on the table.
That is a beautiful pool room.I toyed around with the idea of going to LED when I built my Gold Crown Light. I decided to stay with fluorescents. My light doesn't buzz or flicker and the Phillips bulbs (8) I use spec out at 5000K, 2,600 Lumens and a CRI (Color Rendering Index) of 90. Total Lumens of the fixture is 20,800. The light is great. If/when I start having issues with the ballast(s), I'll convert over to LED but until then, I'm 100% satisfied with my setup and have never gotten negative feedback from those that have played on the table.
