How to wire 4ft led lights

[@byronormsby2441]

Thank you!! I had to bypass a ballast at my work, I was so nervous until I watched your video, I did what you did and it worked! Thanks again bud

[@briantimms6528]

Thank you sir, had a client of mine throw out a HEAP of LED tubes and cases, wanted me to take them off-prem and organise a scappy for the metal. I sat looking at them thinking surely they still work, but I am used to fluro with the starter/ballast. With your instructions I was able to confirm they are wired correctly, and throw the lights together for testing, they work! now I can upgrade my garage and home-office lights to LED with confidence. Cheers!

[@chasem3355]

You saved me the cost of an electrician. I searched through a bunch of videos until coming across this one. The ballast and wiring was nearly identical to the four I had to replace. Thanks!

[@billthedrummer9463]

What a fabulous video! The ballasts stopped working on my garage fixtures so I went to Home Depot to purchase new ones. I wish I had seen this video prior because it's so simple to "bypass the old ballast", re-wire & install new LED bulbs in the existing fixtures! Instead, I purchased new LED fixtures, had to take down the "perfectly fine ones" and install the brand new ones. It would have saved me several steps and the cost would have been much less to get the same result. Thank you, I'll go with your way on the next set!

[@mosesmbugua-f6o]

so slightly i have learn on how to install 4feet flourescent light and i am so impressed and grateful with the installation may the Lord bless you jeremy

[@alexcomp99]

THE BEST ONE!!! I watched several others and this is by far the most professional. Example - Watched other demonstrator snip the ballast wires "close" thereby making it extremely difficult to re-use (I shouted WHY when he did it). This guy didn't and mentioned it. Every question I had was answered. Great job!!!

[@cappster]

This video helped me get my light rewired for a Lithonia Lighting 1233 RE 2-Light T8 Fluorescent Residential Shop Light that is found on Amazon. The LED light I used was Kihung T8 LED Light Tube 4ft 22W. Not all lights are wired the same, but the light fixture I have worked perfectly after following this video's directions and I am no electrician.

[@equantrnql]

Methodically explained, details clarified, and very well demonstrated. Most useful. Thank you very much.

[@traumamanr7]

This was the best video on this subject that I have seen. I wish you would do more videos like this with electrical issues. You laid this out so simply and explained it great.

[@emmascott5950]

Hey! I haven't plugged mine in yet BUT, this was the best DIY video and I went through DOZENS!!! Thank you SO much for posting this! Looking at diagrams and other videos just made it feel so overwhelming! Yours was laid out beautifully and just super simple! I didn't have the exact same wiring set up as yours but I love how you started by showing what wire was what because that was the main thing catching me up! SUPER helpful and after all the stressing over other videos, I just was shocked on how easy this was! Once again, thank you so much!

[@phyl1283]

Excellent video instructions made very clearly for those of us who need all the help we can get. Well presented.

[@bill444w]

You did one of the best explanation I've seen so far. Thank you!

[@susans3411]

Excellent walk through! Thanks from the Rocky Mountains.

[@ChrisGagnonDIY]

this is the best explanation i have seen. i think you have helped people that may be intimidated by taking on this project. i like that you did not use a technical terms so we can all understand. thanks for taking the time to post this video.

[@bahramafshar3976]

Excellent of this video you made ,complete step by step , without any confiugen for those ,which had no idea how to do it (first time persons) ,hope you make more videos about house applications . again Thanks for your time and instructions

[@droman3]

This video was a great help! Watched it once and I was able to do 5 fixtures back to back! I used the Hyperikon led lights from Amazon.

[@Sami-rp7mf]

Thank you so much. I was planning to change the whole fixture with a new LeD and now I am going to use your approach. Thx

[@aah134-K]

Very helpful, i thought this type you hook one end, the breaker tripped, then after seeing this made the correct way like the one mentioned here and all good now

[@hal4utube]

I just bought 25 double ended LED lights for my garage so this video was perfect for my application. The procedure will not work for single ended LED tubes.

[@TheAdamie]

Thanks man, this was the only video that made any sense. I used the Hyperikon lights from Amazon and they worked with this method.

[@Arcadias95]

How? I have those too and followed this verbatim and can't get mine to work. Did you use the tombstones that came with the tube lights?

[@Pigpen76]

i believe it depends on if you bought the single ended or double ended led bulbs. THIS video above is for installation with double ended bulbs. hot goes to one side, neutral goes to the other side. for single ended both hot and neutral are wired to one side of the bulb. the tombstone on the other end is just to help hold the bulb in place. unfortunately he didnt explain that in the video

[@RickHarrington4106]

Love your video--very clear and easy to follow. Thanks!

[@jfr3d79]

Nice video. Very straight forward and very detailed. I have some LED lights from Hyperikon that are Ballast compatible... just not my ballast. So I wanted to bypass. I have an idea but this video confirmed everything. Should be really simple to do. Thank you!

[@cwrobinson6363]

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. I just ordered my LED tubes.

[@hanspecans]

just blew out my 4" tube following this advice. NOT ALL LED's do not require a ballast. Some of them do.

[@chatchainoiwong6161]

Your explanation is very good ,I do understand Thank you Charge

[@jolyonwelsh9834]

Most direct drive LED retrofit lamps are single end feed using non-shunted tombstone lamp holders. The ones that you have shown here are double end feed, which is quite unusual. Or you can use smart drive LED retrofit lamps which run off the existing T8 ballast. All of which are double end feed.

[@helicopterjohns]

He should change the title of this video to wiring double ended LED Lights. The wiring on single ended LED tubes is different.

[@portapipe]

Dude: DONE! I have a plastic-metal version with a couple of electric plug on it, plus a switch. All done in 15 minutes (just because I've plug wrong the wire on the switch :P ) Thanks ;) and yes: is so easy.

[@rajmajmudar3285]

Excellent demonstration for wires connection.

[@satishlatchman8111]

thanks for a better explanation on how to install these lights

[@richarddevenezia8186]

would you recommend throwing out the ballast or storing it inside the shroud

[@albertoromo2012]

Thank you! Excellent demonstration.

[@yanivbirnbaum2864]

Great video, thank you for taking the time to record it!

[@michaelgray4693]

Did everything you said .now for the bulbs. What make, model, etc do I purchase for I am replacing T12 4 ft. bulbs

[@NAKIA-l5k]

Thanks been looking for a great example.

[@marlonoreilly7716]

Great video. I can't tell if the tombstone with the red wire is connected to the one beside it?

[@bmiller86434]

By far the best DIY video out there! I believe I can now do my own. Wow can even call, to good to be true. Thank you!

[@mrluigiproduction]

Helpful video! Not to sound ungrateful, but it would be nice if questions from commenters were answered.

[@rohit646]

I have a light with 2 bulbs not one bulbs inside, wiring it the same way single bulbs work not the double bulbs. Why?

[@Detcord-wc9yw]

Can I use my old lights as a light saber?

[@SignorLuigi]

Hi Rohit, I wrote this up for a friend who was retrofitting his light boxes for LED's. It describes the steps I took to retrofit my fixtures. It really shouldn't matter how many bulbs are in the socket. Just do as I say, bundle all the neutral (usually white) wires together, bundle all the hot (usually black, but not always) wires together. Do the same for all the ground wires. Here is the full set of instructions: Wiring: a. The bulbs I bought were the 2-sided variety for my 2-sided fixtures. That is, the neutral wires go to the tombstone on one end of the fixture and the hot wires go to the tombstone at the other end of the fixture (in my case, 4 feet away). The wiring for 1 sided fixtures is significantly different, so BEWARE! b. I did not remove any of the wires inserted into the tombstones from the original installation. They can be removed by various methods, but I felt that would only be inviting potential problems (breakage) of the tombstones. All of the original wires emerging from the tombstones can be connected to the new wiring by twist caps. c. It is same to assume that most LED bulbs can not be used with original magnetic ballasts still in the circuit (my retrofit situation). Some LED bulbs can be used with electronic ballasts. My suggestion. Just don't use the original ballast. I cut the wires from the original magnetic ballasts leaving about 5 inches of wire. I don't plan on ever reusing those nasty magnetic ballasts, but if I have to I wanted enough wire available to reconnect them. I removed the ballasts from the receptical to satisfy my need for a clean and tidy retrofit. :-) d. The following describes the wiring strategy I employed. Before cutting and disconnecting any wires I took a good hard look at the wiring "mess" inside the receptical. The neutral/white Romex cable wire eventually made its way to the left tombstone in my receptical. So the left tomestone was neutral. The hot/black Romex cable wire eventually made its way to the right tombstone in my receptical. So the right tomestone was hot. There were other wires connected to the right and left tombstones. After removing the ballast, I took ALL the wires connected to the left tombstone and connected them via a twist cap to the white neutral wire. One nice tidy bundle of connected wires. I took ALL the wires connected to the right tombstone and connected them via a twist cap to the black hot wire. A second nice tidy bundle of connected wires. I left the bare copper ground wire connected to the metal receptal box. I put the cover back on the receptical. Connected the buld. Success! (BTW, when using twist caps it is code in some areas, and just good practice, to twist the cap until you have a pigtail of twisted wires that extends about 2 inches outside the cap. This helps to prevent the wires from ever becoming disconnected inside the twist cap. You can wrap electrical tape around this pig tail of wires just in case you accidentally stripped too much insulation at the end of the wires leaving exposed wires outside the twist cap. But if you strip off the right amount of wire and generate that 2 inches of pig tail electrical tape is really not necessary.

[@derekdman16]

exceptionally descriptive! love it

[@machismo2000]

Exactly the information I needed and works perfect. Thank you!!!!

[@R0dan]

Your video is the best! Thank-you!

[@doghouseliver6955]

best vid I have seen on this sofar.. So you are saying, it does not mayyer which wires the hot and nuetral go to?

[@rmascarinas47]

Is this a standard wiring for any brands of LED 4ft tube? Thank you.

[@marlonoreilly7716]

I dont get it? I watched other videos and they worked it totally different. They had 2 connectors wired together at one end and absolutely no wires hooked up at the other end. Also, is the end tombstone with the red wire wired to the other tombstone beside it?

[@donaldquimby8099]

Good video, but one little thing. I do not KNOW how the tombstones on the red side are connected. I suppose a red side jumper is implied at around 6:26. Correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think it is clearly stated that the two tombstones on the red wire side are in anyway connected. I almost ignored this because I thought I saw a black wire and a red wire going to the left side, but the black turned out to be a shadow.

[@snakeman1354]

*Help* Great video but I've wired mine exactly to the spec you have. Problem is i turn the breaker on and like a florescent bulb they barely function at all without a ballast. Any advice??

[@dant3113]

Do all LED tubes work by bypassing the ballast? I read that some LED fixtures also come with electronic ballast and work in a similar way to flouresent bulbs.

[@litewavve]

This is for double ended LED tubes. I am wondering, if you get a tube without knowing if it is double ended or single ended, would it cause any damage to the tube if you wire it as double ended but the tube is actually single ended.

[@OutyMan]

Almost certainly yes. Whether it would be the bulb coming on and going out, never to turn on again, or actual fireworks could only be guessed at--Best case scenario is it lights up dimly and flickers, or doesn't light up at all without anything more crazy happening, but ALWAYS know what kind of tube it is and what the fixture needs before putting it in there.

[@beepsntones]

great vid thanks I am guessing the tombstones or holders whatever you call them are shunted. I am thinking of changing mine I have about 160 of them. I opened one of them and each end is shorted. please help. regards

[@camleenc]

Is this T-8 Type B bulbs?

[@harmonyinfo]

Great instructions. Thank you!

[@why-thai]

best explanation Ive watched. Thank you

[@lutz7001]

Can you send me a link to your website to look at pricing? I have 6 4' 2 bulb fluorescent lights in my garage its 30'x30' and before I get more of the same I want to look at LED. Thanks

[@timt6023]

Great job..thanks. But at lowes they dont have lifetime bulbs, can any led work...same procedure, etc.

[@cutzwithrazzor]

Great Video! Refit made easy!

[@EverettDay]

Best video. Thank you.

[@kongphimtaydam9801]

How to wire 4 wire on other end 2 red and 2 green and opposite ends 2 wire yellows?

[@techguru4u862]

Thanks for getting back to me. Good video

[@krabatalrabata170]

So well done ! Thank You very much .

[@tommcguirk1]

Thank you, great video

[@TheOlavarria49]

Thank you for your excellent video....LED Wiring Project...

[@scottthompson2446]

I think you need a quick disconnect to be in code compliance. Maybe that is just commercial/industrial code?

[@tombodine1532]

Good video. Thanks. Quick question: Did the fixture shown in the video have shunted or non-shunted sockets?

[@donaldquimby8099]

Good video, but one little thing. At 7:20 it looks like red, white, green, black and blue are all wired together. For those who are just scrolling to jump to the final connections, I don't think that you should wire all those together. Is that right?

[@ingoknappe7571]

Best Video explains simple we’ll done

[@jimmyjennings8956]

How much are 4 ft led tube's and how much cheaper is it to do this rather than just buying the fixtures already made with the led tube's?

[@sheldonazua1785]

Hi good night I did put up my LED lights but when am finish it was lighting dim can u tell me what went wrong

[@santafesuperchief]

Is this for Plug & Play LED bulbs?

[@jeremy6891able]

No. This is for dual end power. DEP

[@santafesuperchief]

@@jeremy6891able These are duel end power. They worked on the ballast but I think the ballast went bad, so can I still use them by bypassing the ballast?

[@jeremy6891able]

@@santafesuperchief yes you can

[@santafesuperchief]

@@jeremy6891able These are made by Zhenjiang Qiangling Electronic Co., Ltd., sold at Walmart. I don't have any other information on them except they were called Plug&Play bulbs. Works with existing ballasts.

[@jackiemcgough131]

will THIS same way work with model T8V803-22E led light's

[@leonstk]

hi, how to make a power cord connector (wall power plug)for the led light?

[@kimoandrews5802]

Why did you wire white to red and black to neutral?

[@ΣΤΑΘΗΣΝΕΖΕΡΙΤΗΣ]

YOU SAVED ME ALOT OF MONEY THANK YOU AND GREAT VINDEO

[@MrCuervo22779]

so is it safe to say that I just need the bulbs and not any other stuff a vendor may be selling in a retro kit form?

[@murphyvidale6149]

This is an awesome video.

[@GlowingBentley]

Excellent video!

[@rustyfoster7852]

How do you know if your led bulb has a driver? I've got Phillips led 17watt bulbs T8 .

[@dmilano56]

Do you have a website to order bulbs from, or are they sold at Hardware stores?

[@markjching]

I wish someone would post a video to include daisy-chaining several shop lights after conversion

[@randyman6956]

Ok,, all neutral to one end and power to the other,,now my house breaker trips for the light I rewired,,, what did I do wrong

[@avinashseedial3707]

Thanks . Video was really helpful

[@ibrahimchipashya9961]

How to bypass the ballast and starter

[@rufusvanwags7754]

My two LEDs did not come with instructions. I enjoyed your video but I’m wondering why there’s just one wire coming from one end and not two. Are the two tombstones connected because that was not discussed. How does the one LED get power from the tombstone that’s not that’s not connected?

[@OutyMan]

It's hard to tell exactly, because there were no close-ups of the tombstones, but the far side with the one red wire going to the tombstone appears to have a white "jumper" wire connecting it to the other tombstone. Also, unless there are more wires hidden under those tombstone mounting boxes, the tombstones appear to be "shunted" where the prong that holds the bulb on each side of each tombstone is connected internally to the prong on the other side of that tombstone.

[@topflight2358]

what if you have three wires coming from your left and a pull string on the right ??

[@wcheebh]

Does the led lights work on 240vac?

[@techguru4u862]

I read somewhere that you had to replace tge tombstones with non shunted ones. Your video says leave them alone. I plan on using the Hyperikon bulbs from Amazon. 4 bulb fixture... can I leave the tombstones or change them ?

[@BSquared1000]

+TechGuru4U , my understanding is that for any retrofit where the lamp has metal pins on one end that fit into a tombstone plug, the tombstone needs to be non-shunted to avoid a short that will ruin the bulb. One of the Feit bulbs uses a different system where the tombstones only support the lamp and none of them provide power.

[@bobsterbambino2830]

This is the method to install for shunted tombstones correct?

[@nisarkaredia]

Thanks a lot work for me very simple.

[@vincemucci2506]

There are two types of leds connects bypass and one side depending on what tombstones come with your bulbs mine were line and neutral so I only had to make one side live black to line and white to neutral as some people mention in video it doesn’t make a difference and it’s true

[@thesultanmerchant]

I have 4 flourescent light fixtures with 2 ballast and need to convert to LED. Can you pl make video showing how to connect all wires?

[@jeremy6891able]

Do you have single end power or dual end power led tubes?

[@TheDarksock]

Very helpful; Thanks!

[@scundoorsup5342]

Very confusing . Do you need shunted or non shunted tombstones

[@bingram5645]

Great Job!

[@michaelcostello6991]

Brilliantly clearly explained video. Any more ?

[@kkyoung375]

hi, i just open my fixture and there is two ballast inside,i connected all the blue and red wire together going to the black and my yellows going to the white then put the bulb but nothing work,what i am doing wrong.thanks

[@TAWong-qz5vl]

Very helpful. Thanks.

[@xrpbigdreams7149]

Great job bro, I love it...

[@OutyMan]

The black wire is Load, and the white wire is Neutral. It will work either way in this case, but there are situations where it is VERY important to know the difference. In the video, you connected the Neutral(white) to the red wire and indicated that it was "hot"(Load), and connected the Load(black) to the blue wire and indicated that it was "neutral".

[@Jerry-dc5wq]

If you ever want to switch back to your ballast, coil up your excess wire, you cut your wire to short to reconnect it.

[@kamranparvez]

Good job sir

[@tboy0507]

what if your lights are 277 volts how to change them

[@jamesmcintyre348]

When you installed the led tube I noticed that the led's inside were at a 45' angle is this a manufacturing mistake. They should be facing down for max lighting.

[@MrEricGuess]

I believe there were 2 rows of LEDs...