change to LED bulbs
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dickbastardly

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450 posts

230 months

Tuesday 3rd June 2025
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We have a room where we have x6 florescent lights all on 1 switch.
X2 of the bulbs have gone so I thought I would change them for LED ones.
The bulbs came with the new starters and this is where I have the problem, the old light fittings do not have a starter.
I have tried the led bulbs in the existing fitting but they do not work.
I don’t really want to change x6 fittings and I cant seem to be able to find the old style florescent bulbs for sale.
Any ideas??

megaphone

11,431 posts

273 months

Tuesday 3rd June 2025
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need some pictures and details of what you have. What type of fluorescent bulb?

finlo

4,137 posts

225 months

Tuesday 3rd June 2025
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If it's a starter less fitting the internal gubbins need bypassing plenty of guides online.

ARHarh

4,892 posts

129 months

Tuesday 3rd June 2025
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I found this when doing mine, the filming is poor but it got the message across, dead easy to do, just need to run the power to one end of the bulb and bypass all the gubbins inside the fitting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hn4MQ0gGfM