Do LED Fluorescent lights need a ballast?
Unlike fluorescent tubes, LEDs don’t require a ballast to regulate current. When using direct fit LEDs, the ballast is still using energy and eating into your possible energy savings. With a ballast bypass, you are only paying for the energy the LED lights use, which is up to 70% less than traditional bulbs!Click to see…
Unlike fluorescent tubes, LEDs don’t require a ballast to regulate current. When using direct fit LEDs, the ballast is still using energy and eating into your possible energy savings. With a ballast bypass, you are only paying for the energy the LED lights use, which is up to 70% less than traditional bulbs!Click to see full answer. In respect to this, do LED Fluorescent bulbs need a ballast?No LED bulbs require a ballast, although some are engineered to work with an existing ballast. You will find ballast-compatible, or “plug-and-play” LEDs that are designed to replace linear fluorescents, compact fluorescents, or HIDs. Fluorescent lamps and HID (high intensity discharge) light bulbs do require a ballast.Also, can a fluorescent light work without a ballast? Reverted question “ Can I make a fluorescent light work without a ballast?” yes, you can, but you need something to reduce the current as the bulb warms up. So, you can drive a fluorescent with a pulse width adjustable power supply, but this is what is in an ‘electronic’ ballast. Also, do I need to remove ballast for LED lights? LED technology does not require a ballast to regulate the amount of energy flowing to the lights. Additionally, removing the ballast will reduce energy usage and result in even great cost-savings as ballasts continue to draw more power than necessary.Can you replace 4 foot fluorescent bulb with LED?Yes, you can replace fluorescent tubes with LED tubes or LED integrated fixtures. As long as the bulb is compatible with the existing fluorescent ballast in the fixture, you simply remove the fluorescent and replace it with the LED tube light.
