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Originally Posted by NiHaoMike
You could have swapped out the old ballast with one of the new inverter types and actually get a better efficiency than CFL. The spiral design of the CFL means that it tends to block its own light. Try shining a flashlight through a CFL (turned off) and you'll understand the problem.
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Did not want to put any more money into the fixture.
I'm saving the tubes (I purchased last summer) for my two indoor work bench fixtures.
Plus, I had spare security light parts in the bin(Free) and about a dozen
brand new 65W CFL flood lights(Free) that will never be used, if I don't use them.
(I've been changing from CFLs to LEDs, so I have a LOT of spare CFLs).
Our garage is detached from the house, and my guesstimate is
those new garage lights will be used for less than 10 hours a year.
(Otherwise, I would install some new $8 75w LED floods out there).
Total cost $0.00 and, my wife is no longer bugging me about
the buzzing noise, and "Will it start a fire?" ete etc..