Hyperikon T8 2 Foot LED Tube, T10 T12 25 Watt Replacement (8W), Dual Ended, Clear Lens, UL, Daylight White, 4 Pack

I just finished converting The fluorescent light fixtures in our home. I did 3 dual bulb 8' to one LED each and they are brighter. I did 2 4' singles to one LED and 2 2' singles to LED. All from Hyperikon. They all wired differently but the instructions were quite clear for each. For the 8', Load to one end and Neutral to the other after cutting out the ballast which end for hot & neutral did not matter. Used old tombstones. For the 4' they came with one tombstone for each bulb but I changed out the non-wired end anyway because the old tombstones were taller than the new. Wiring was more specific for these as one side of the tombstone had to be correctly wired to Load and the other Neutral. The other tombstone was simply a holder for the bulb and has no wires going to it. The 2' again only used one tombstone but which side was Load and which was Neutral did not matter according to the instructions. And I paid no attention to which myself. I had to buy extra tombstones for the 2' bulbs. They did not come with any. But I knew that going in and was glad I bought a package of 12 so I had extras for other uses of non-shunted tombstones. All of these were simple to change over and worked excellent. A thought for anyone converting lights mounted to a wall and not a overhead ceiling type fixture. These LEDs are directional unlike the fluorescent which are 360°. 2 of my fixtures were mounted to a wall and after converting I was not happy with the fine job they did of lighting up the ceiling and remounted them so the could shine down instead of away from the wall. I am going to post this same review under the other bulbs I purchased from Hyperikon via Amazon.

I have used the Hyperikon LED replacements in both 2ft and 4ft sizes. In both cases the LED tubes were brighter and the color of the light more pleasant and effective than the equivalent wattage fluorescent tubes they replaced. You must be capable of removing the existing Ballast transformer from the existing tube fixture and connecting the remaining wires to each end of the tube fixture. This is not a technical process - there are just two wires coming in from your house wiring (white and black plus copper ground) and one wire from each end of the tube fixture. Connect the ground wire to the metal case of the light fixture, black wire to one end of the fixture and white wire to the other end of the fixture using wire nuts. Put things back together and install the new LED tube. Never touch the fixture again for many years!! Hyperikon is US made and was delivered on time and ideally packaged. High recommend this product as a replacement for old Fluorescent tubes. No more mercury and hazardous waste concerns!!

CAUTION These LED lamps operate on 110 volts and do not work with nor use a ballast. I used these to rework several older fixtures in which the ballasts had failed. The rewiring was well explained in the lamp packaging and was easily done, requiring standard pliers, screw drivers and wire nuts. The result was an observable increase in the fixtures' light output with an equally material reduction in electricity used by the LED lamps. These lamps were installed in June, 2022, are in daily use and none have failed in 18 months.

Hyperikon T8 T10 T12 2ft LED Bulbs, Fluorescent Replacement Tube, Dual-End Powered, 8W (25W Equiv.), 4000K, Clear, 1150 Lumens, Shatterproof, Shop Light for Kitchen, Garage, Warehouse - Pack of 4 The model I received listed itself as SKU 821000603, Model HyperBC-2C-405. Pros: *) Based only on seeing 'BC" in the model number I received, I decided to see if mine appeared to be 'ballast compatible'. Mine seems to be working with my electronic T8 ballast. (But, the Amazon ad makes no such claim, and says to replace the ballast.) *) Good color rendition. *) Seems a little brighter than the fluorescent tubes they replaced. Cons: *) The spec sheet listed in the Amazon Ad at https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/C12gUyK8gfS.pdf lists this tube as a 10W 2 ft. tube with a 160 degree beam angle. The actual tube box shows this as an 8W tube with a 120 degree beam angle. So there's some mismatch there, and a notably narrower beam angle. Better efficiency thought. *) I used these in an approximately 2 ft. by 2 ft. fixture with four lamps and a milky white diffuser. On the plus side, as expected the white diffuser hides the individual LED lights within the tube itself. But perhaps because of the narrower beam angle, there is a little 'shadowing' seen on the diffuser now between the lamps. It used to look totally uniform with the old florescence tubes. It's not terrible, but is not totally uniform in my fixture.

Replaced my old tube ballast bulbs in kitchen. Much brighter, directional, instant light, and guaranteed. If you don't have wire caps, I recommend the cheap add-on GB 25-pack assortment for 3 bucks. You'll need two per fixture (I don't recommend reusing the old wire caps that may be in the fixture already). I also recommend purchasing a wire stripping tool as using a cutter can be frustrating if you don't have a steady hand. I'm an amateur when it comes to electrical work, but this was a very easy install. There is an instruction diagram inside the package that explains exactly what it will look like before and afterwards. I clipped the wires next to the ballast, removed it from the fixture, stripped the ends of the red/blue/yellow/white/black wires bare, then capped the two sets of wires as per the diagram. Very straightforward and took about 10-15 minutes for two fixtures.

Used these for my kitchen under cabinet fluorescent fixtures,installed as per instructions, and I am VERY HAPPY with the resulting light/color levels! I will definitely be back for more of your LED lights anytime I upgrade or renovate! THANK YOU!

These were surprisingly bright. I thought they would be the same brightness as an 18W FL tube, but the LEDs are much brighter, while using less power. A nice added bonus is these LED replacement tubes do not flicker at all, even if the magnetic ballast isn't working optimally.

a quality item with prompt delivery

Good other than the fact that you have to remove the balast from your light fixture

Only negative and it doesn't justify removing a star is that I only needed one but had to purchase four,I used it to replace the florecennt tube in my old Pepsi machine, removed the ballast and quick start fuse completely and popped the bulb in and BAM!!!! LED light