"G. Ross" wrote in
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Gramps' shop wrote:
Need to add some lighting. T8 or T12? Probably going with 2-tube 4
footers.

The mainest thing is the ballast. I had T12's with the old style
ballasts and they would fart around and blink and give poor light in
the winter. Changed them to T8 with electronic ballast. They pop
right on, even on cold mornings and including the one in the outside
shed.


The old ballasts buzz and while I couldn't see the 60 Hz flicker (some
people can) they'd tire my eyes. New electronic ballasts (low temperature
starting and instant on are good clues) are so much better.

You can get different color temperatures too, the 6500K "daylight" bulbs
seem so much brighter than the 2800K "warm white" and use the same amount
of electricity.

Puckdropper