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rotorwrench · 07-27-2019, 04:26 PM

The price on the 48 inch fluorescents are getting up there in price too. The ballasts that are available now are crap. All of our fixtures had 4 bulbs per unit with 2 ballasts and if one went out the other of the pair went out too. Most of them are down to just two bulbs per unit since they are bright enough that way. It's saved on bulbs. The last box of fluorescents was up there in price and they aren't as easy to source locally as they used to be.

I guess that's one thing about getting old, you know your old after well over half the things you used to use daily are obsolete and no longer available.

07-27-2019, 04:26 PM	#31
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,436	Re: Shop led lighting The price on the 48 inch fluorescents are getting up there in price too. The ballasts that are available now are crap. All of our fixtures had 4 bulbs per unit with 2 ballasts and if one went out the other of the pair went out too. Most of them are down to just two bulbs per unit since they are bright enough that way. It's saved on bulbs. The last box of fluorescents was up there in price and they aren't as easy to source locally as they used to be. I guess that's one thing about getting old, you know your old after well over half the things you used to use daily are obsolete and no longer available.