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Gavin · 01-29-18, 05:58 PM

I just installed 100 MaxLite 4 foot T5 bypass 25W tubes. (5000K) in our warehouse.
They are significantly brighter than the T5 HO that they are replacing. My i-sphere is too small to test them.

According to the GE ballast name plate the HOs were drawing 60W each wall power (Surprising I thought they were around 32-40W)
I'll run some tests when I get a chance to check actual watts, power factor etc. With the new (2018) utility incentive these tubes ended up costing us less than $1 each (plus my labor to install of course).
If nominal values are even close to correct, this should produce big savings.
The T5 direct wire (bypass) LED tubes did not become available until this year so ignore that you read about T5 replacement tubes prior to 2018.

01-29-18, 05:58 PM	#20
Gavin Lurking Renovator Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Good 25W LED T5 bypass tubes now available. I just installed 100 MaxLite 4 foot T5 bypass 25W tubes. (5000K) in our warehouse. They are significantly brighter than the T5 HO that they are replacing. My i-sphere is too small to test them. According to the GE ballast name plate the HOs were drawing 60W each wall power (Surprising I thought they were around 32-40W) I'll run some tests when I get a chance to check actual watts, power factor etc. With the new (2018) utility incentive these tubes ended up costing us less than $1 each (plus my labor to install of course). If nominal values are even close to correct, this should produce big savings. The T5 direct wire (bypass) LED tubes did not become available until this year so ignore that you read about T5 replacement tubes prior to 2018.