On Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:23:48 GMT, "Harold & Susan Vordos"
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On 8/25/2012 1:27 PM, Tom Gardner wrote:

When I moved I pitched the bulbs. Some didn't light, they are @ 20
years old. The ballasts are marked T-12 and list bulbs ranging from 55
to 72 watts. Should I just get the cheapies at Home Despot or are other
bulbs worth a step in price?

I just run the HD cheap ones, cool white, the only issue I notice is they
take ~10 mins to reach full brightness only if it is really cold in the
garage but do come up fine once warm. They have a 2-pack for like $9.99
most times.

MikeB



I have 49 of those 8' T-12 fixtures in my shop, and more of them in my
garage.

Hayseuss freakin' Crisco, 'Arry. Wouldn't a cataract operation have
been cheaper? Yours must be as dense as shoe leather. Besides, 392
l/f of tubes is enough fluor to cook you with UV. (Wow! You must
have a nice tan from 'em.

I'm happy with roughly 8' per 100 s/f of 9'-ceilinged shop. Five 4'
dual-T-12 fluor fixtures in a 480 s/f garage. Task lighting is
available, too, but it's pretty bright in there with the fluor.

--
The human brain is unique in that it is the only container of which
it can be said that the more you put into it, the more it will hold.
-- Glenn Doman