Can you relate?

[Tim Ayers]

Originally Posted by tubman

I'm lucky that all of the fixtures in my shop take 4-footers. When I saw I was running short on fluorescent tubes, I bought a bunch of 4 foot LED's and a bag of "tombstones". When I have a tube go out, I take the fixture down, convert it to use LED's, and re-install it. At first I was apprehensive about converting the fixtures, but after the first one, it has become routine.

Tubman:

What's different about LED "tombstone" ? I've been using Phillips LED direct replacement 4' bulbs for some time. They work well and are under $10 a bulb.