no longer available

 

??? why. I just put several HO lights in the basement about a year ago and already had them in the garage.

 

Just bought some the other day at Home Depot..........

 

sorry for any confusion
the fluorescent tubes are still available at stores

however ---- i got rid of my extra bulbs yesterday
I no longer have any available. I can get more for about 10dollars each if you need some.


on a side note.the place i buy bulbs from told me 100watt incandescent are no longer available

 

Menards has them for $44 per case of 10. That's $4.40 per tube. I just bought some.

 

http://www.menards.com/main/lighting...895-c-7478.htm


the local menards has them 139dollars plus tax for 8 bulbs that is over 17dollars each and they are special order only
fleet farm has them in stock fleet price is 18.99each plus tax

i would be happy to buy some HO T12 8 foot bulbs
for $4.40each

 

http://www.menards.com/main/lighting...156-c-7478.htm

 

thanks
i will see if i can run those instead of the more expensive ones the lighting store was selling me.

it turns out I can use the menards bulbs in my fixtures thanks for saving me some money and not having to buy 15 bulbs at a time and then store so many.

 

T12 bulbs are slowly being phased out and T8 and T5 will be more readily available. I think it's due to the energy usage. I guess Al Gore and the PC crowd want your carbon credits. I'm currently using 6x T5 4ft. in my garage and couldn't be happier. I do want the higher lumen bulbs though as soon as I can find them. So much for my carbon footprint.

 

I upgraded to four T-8's from two T-12's in the same fixture, have never looked back. Even with 32W T-8's the lumen output is definitely higher, and it is a more natural pleasing light, almost like daylight. Was able to go to 220v to fixtures which in my case allows better load distribution, rather then having all the lighting on one leg of the service, which was causing a droop when my compressor or a/c runs over the ±600' underground service to shop. Instant on in any weather, silent operation. One big drawback is the solid state GE ballasts do generate significant RF interference which is very annoying.

I was worried about my antique fluorescent fixtures and finding lamps to continue their use. Turns out the T-8's work fine with F-40 ballasts, just not up to output potential. I wish someone offered T-8 lamps with the large glass envelope like 40W F-40. Looks dumb with skinny lamps in a 1940 fixture.

I still have some F-40's but they wont last forever, even in task lighting use. I have about two cases of new Philips 96W T-12's bright white lamps, not the crummy dim purple light emitting 'efficient' shop-light lamps. So there is some market for these now? Almost took them to the landfill when they had free lamps collection day.

 

The T12 HO lights aren't being phased out just the standard T12 lights. The HO lights are exempt. They blow away the non HO lights.

 

I have all t8's and my garge has 10 fixtures and I'm putting 2 more in this weekend. I still don't know the diffrences in bulbs I just need light lol.