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Author:  margaret [ Mon Mar 28, 2022 6:52 am ]
Post subject:  Neon tubes
I see they are phasing out those neon gas fluorescent tubes, which is a bit annoying really. We had a job getting one. Screwfix have a few left and said they were being phased out.
Author:  Lex [ Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:15 pm ]
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I hadn't heard that they're being done away with.
Author:  rebbonk [ Mon Mar 28, 2022 5:50 pm ]
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Phased out from 2023, get a stock in, Margaret, you still have time. ;)
Author:  margaret [ Tue Mar 29, 2022 4:52 am ]
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I managed to get one Rebbonk, plus with a new starter plug, but The thing is, they do LED tubes now, and it means I will have to get a converter or something for them to work.
I wouldn't know what to do. :confused:
Author:  rebbonk [ Tue Mar 29, 2022 12:39 pm ]
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You can get straight replacements, Margaret. Link

I'm gradually replacing my normal lamps and compact fluorescents as they die, but I can't say I'm noticing a lower electricity consumption and I've learned that the particular 'warmth' colour of the light is important. Some of the 'cooler' colours can be very stark and harsh.
Author:  margaret [ Tue Mar 29, 2022 3:15 pm ]
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My son did get a 4ft, LED tube from the Tool Station in the Shires shopping centre. But it didn't work.
So he took it back, and got the Neon tube from Screwfix.
Author:  rebbonk [ Tue Mar 29, 2022 5:52 pm ]
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Margaret, you need to be sure to buy the 'plug and play' type unless you want to do a rewire. As a former sparky, I'm quite happy making such modifications, but many aren't.
Author:  margaret [ Tue Mar 29, 2022 7:50 pm ]
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I see what you mean now from the Link you gave.
Thanks for that information, which I wasn't aware of.
How long to they last ?

The Neon type I replaced can last a fair long time.
Author:  rebbonk [ Wed Mar 30, 2022 12:28 pm ]
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They claim 50,000 hours life, but that will have been achieved under ideal conditions, likely in a laboratory and rarely switched on and off. I'd expect at least 5 years of life under normal household conditions. But the big plus with LEDs is no warm-up time, they come on bright instantly; and unlike fluorescent tubes the output doesn't decay over time.
Author:  margaret [ Wed Mar 30, 2022 2:09 pm ]
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rebbonk wrote:
They claim 50,000 hours life, but that will have been achieved under ideal conditions, likely in a laboratory and rarely switched on and off. I'd expect at least 5 years of life under normal household conditions. But the big plus with LEDs is no warm-up time, they come on bright instantly; and unlike fluorescent tubes the output doesn't decay over time.

Yes, that'd be about right, 5 years or so, mine did last about 6 years. So we expect at least another 5 plus years with the one we have now replaced. And by then convert to the LED.Plug and Play T8 LED Tube
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