How to Install Ballast Bypass Replacement LED Lights - Omni-Ray Lighting

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LED lights use less energy than halogen or fluorescent systems. LED lights consume 10 times less energy than incandescent bulbs and 3 times less energy than fluorescent tubes. You can save on maintenance costs. Those costs include time to report the light outage, the material for repairing non-functional lights, and labor for the replacement.
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Replace your old 8 ft fluorescent tubes with brand new LED lighting, fa8, or r17d, in any style including single pin, we have everything you need to make a seamless upgrade. No additional wiring!
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They are high output and work great at mounting heights from 8 ft to 25 ft depending on the model you choose. As long as you choose the right model and install them properly the T8 LED bulbs will actually light your workshop much better than a high bay. Since you have rows of lights going across the entire garage you won’t have any dark spots or shadows that can be caused by only having a few lamps lighting an entire warehouse, this is accomplished using the V-shaped LED tube that has 2 or 4 rows of LEDs mounted in a V pattern which provides more uniform illumination to your shop.
- These lights are very bright and are not recommended for low mounting heights
- Instant On in cold conditions, like coolers, meat prep, garages, pole barns, etc.
- The New innovative design includes Fa8 Single Pin Mount and Quad-Row 270 Degree Projection. Looks and performs as a high end, Commercial/Industrial LED product should. Use in work shops, utility sheds, utility and laundry rooms, etc.
- Our Quad-Row Series lights provide excellent lumen projection, using few watts, and are designed to replace inefficient High Output fluorescent/magnetic ballast systems using multiple lamps.
- Easy to install, offering Fa8 Single Pin, AC Direct Wire Ballast By-Pass Installation.

[@ericbrown3881]

I'm sure, like me, a lot of folks who've come to the comments area have seen a bunch of those lousy videos out there that try to explain this process but fail on a number of points. This, ladies and gentlemen, is what we get when an actual pro demonstrates and educates us on the procedure. Finally! Thank you!

[@066motocross]

Finally a guy who got me to understand how to do this. Amazing how some other videos make it so complicated. Thank you sir 😊 now I can get rid of the humming ballasts and dim tubes. My Dad who was an industrial electrician put these up 23 years ago using different fixtures from different jobs and God bless him he passed at 88 years old leaving me to try and figure this out. You just got through to me. Thanks again

[@Spartan117133]

You had 23 years to ask your father... sad bruh

[@revd13]

Thank you. Last night i grabbed the ballast version of led bulbs and within an hour the ballast blew. Today i watched your video and 1 hour later (including trip to HD) I had rewired and replaced them with non-ballast ones. Your video is no frills, straight to the point and works.😃Thank you!

[@barryduncan1306]

Finally someone explains how simple this is. Thank you!!!

[@ChrisWilliams-vm1do]

I just did this. Went with some GE type A/B LEDs with adjustable temp. . Just snipped, pulled out the ballast, combined all the wires on each end with either the line in or neutral and plugged in the bulbs. Super easy. BTW, Home Depot said they will no longer be selling fluorescent tubes once their current inventory is sold. So, everyone should be doing this, sooner rather than later.

[@samnjoeysgrama1]

Very professional and easy to understand video, thank you! The lamps I have to replace are in the 12 ft high ceiling of a farm shop. We installed them 20 years ago and one 6 fixture bank of the 2 tube fluorescent fixtures is completely out. The other was on a motion detector and still works. We discovered that at 9,000 ft altitude, those fluorescents were worthless in the bitter winter cold. They just couldn't ever get warm enough to make the gas glow. We may do the rewiring in place and just leave the ballast where it is with wires cut flush. I hadn't heard anyone else talk on KZbin about the V design or the other available bulbs with double rows. This is just a terrific video. Really informative! Now to rewire 15 fixtures...on a tall ladder.

[@manparitsingh]

Best video ever. Thank You for being so thorough with your instructions. I was stuck between what side should be neutral or hot and you said it doesn't matter, just pick a side. Thank You Very Much!

[@shawnatwood2146]

Best video I’ve found that covers this situation! Thank you very much!

[@WiseBearFire]

Thanks! succinct, effective, relatable & informative for the non-technical/ inexperienced person.

[@David-mr3fo]

By far this is the best video I’ve seen on this topic! Thank you!!

[@richpath1600]

I agree with the other comments - very helpful to have a professional and CORRECT video about making this replacement. Just switched out the old flickering humming fluorescent lights in my garage thanks to your help.

[@Charlie-dz7jt]

This has been the most helpful video I have seen yet. I'm replacing fluorescent lights in the kitchen ceiling with a bunch of wires and my LED lights don't have many wires worried about putting wires together. You were clear explaining how, thank you.

[@jbailey2148]

Got mine changed thanks to your step by step video…

[@alexibarra1298]

Electrician here and was stumped with the yellow common wires. This gave me some faith the colors don't matter when it comes to converting to LED. Just a hot, neutral and ground like anything else. Good stuff! Thanks!

[@destravlr]

Enjoyed the comment, taking the extra two minutes to remove the ballast.

[@hossskul544]

Excellent video, very instructional, thank you very much !!!

[@kevinc9416]

Thank,you. So easy explanation

[@btwimo]

Awesome explanation.

[@s2000pill]

great video

[@MarlonRodriguezREALTOR]

Very Good Tutorial!!!

[@user-eq9wj4qr4f]

Well done video and explanation

[@tomwilliams3991]

Great video! My ge led tubes require a 1amp inline fuse, what are your thoughts??

[@joenava2679]

How about my situation, I have 3 fluorescent light fixtures connected in sequence??

[@deborahryan8973]

Thank you. Your video was the most informative on bypassing the ballast. I see that doing it with one fixture is very easy. My question is that I have 3 light fixtures connected (each with 2 tubes) that are lined up on the ceiling, feeding from one source. I see how you have said to connect the white with the yellow wires and the colored wires with the black. There are several black wires in some of the fixtures and several yellow and white ones as well. Is it ok to connect more than one black together in fixtures where there are more than one?

[@omni-raylighting478]

The best approach when by-passing the ballast, is to cut all the wires at the ballast which will include a white (neutral) wire, and a black (hot) wire, and strip all wires, then wire nut any color wires leading to the 2 sockets at one end of the fixture to the white wire, and wire nut any colored wire leading to the other end to black - then it will not matter how they chased the wiring from fixture to fixture - All the best!

[@kaci7789]

I have the same issue. The main light fixture that connects to the junction box and 2 other light fixtures daisy chained to the main light fixture. And I can’t find a Video on this scenario.

[@knguyen2719]

if you connect the wires like this video @9:31 each LED tube are set in parallel circuit, each tube receives 55V, if the source is 110V (in America). Does it not effect the light color or power usage? if you connect the tubes in serie consecutive would the tubes work in the same manner?

[@deannead2133]

What happens if I have to replace a tube with a big box tube? Do I have to look for a certain type? Or do I have to order from you?

[@sloshedmrbones]

When doing this to a light fixture, does it matter which end of the bulb goes into fixture based on how its wired?

[@waynehearst317]

YES it does. The new bulbs will be marked "N" or "L" for Neutral or Line. Put the "L" side of the bulb into the light fixture that is wired with the hot wire and vice versa.

[@yeudoi66]

Thanks for the great video but that wire stripper suck get a better one your hand will love u lol😊

[@austinreeves5221]

I have a hot and Neutral coming in to one side and than both come out and blue and red going into the other. Spliced the Hot and blue and N and red and nothing. Only getting 55v coming in

[@bradyhall591]

When you wire your double ended ballastless bulbs, make sure each pin gets live power on one side, and neutral connections on the other.

[@lilreagreg28]

Not working. I did what this video taught and what you said

[@stefanullberg1692]

My LED bulbs have LN on one side

[@TrapStepOG]

Howcome some are wired hot on one end and neutral on the other end (like in this video) while some are wired hot and neutral on the same end and leave the other side chopped?

[@VEN1]

What kelvin color are the lamps?

[@fdr2275]

I have 2 ballasts in the fixture. There are 6 wires (blue, red, yellow) coming out of one side and another 6 coming out of the other side. There are 2 black wires and 2 white wires coming out of the main power source. In this case, how should I make the wire connection? Should I turn the power off from the circuit breaker before doing work?

[@13magic74]

I am not exactly a DIYer but I have removed my ballast and am trying to install "ballast bypass" bulbs. Coming from the power source, there's black (hot), white (neutral) AND a copper (ground). My question is this, do I need the ground? I don't see the ground wire in this video.

[@knguyen2719]

Depend on the house electrical installation. Here because the input is consisted of 2 wires they are 1 hot and 1 neutral/cold. If the is a 3- wires then you would have brown=hot, black=cold and yellow/stripped=neutral connect to the case of the base.

[@brucewalker1908]

Should be 18ga wire

[@jwhome9319]

NO ground wire??

[@GrantGarrison-le3qz]

I have the same question. Does ground just hang out by itself and onto the housing?

[@badbeatking80]

An electrician is charging me $380 to do this exact same work. Labor and materials included. I love in CA is this a fair price?

[@hollyjoreynolds3872]

My electrician in Southern California charges $165 hour. Going to try this myself!

[@melrosevintage1]

Now show us how fun it is 18 feet in the air 😑

[@jack0903]

You are to slow to get the lights on just move a little faster!!

[@fasolagri2115]

For some slow is better. The whole vid was too slow for my tastes too, but I appreciate his thoroughness (learned a couple details), so about 25% into the vid I changed the playback speed (in KZbin settings) to 1.75 and that was perfect for me.

[@kevinjurad6886]

YOU TALK TOO MUCH FOR THE SAME THING GO ON !