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About Replacing Tubular Fluorescent Light Bulbs

About Brightness

About Light Appearance

Brightness is measured in lumens; the higher the lumens, the brighter the bulb. Color rendering index (CRI) is a measurement on a scale of 0-100 of how accurately the light from a bulb represents an object's true colors; the higher the number, the more natural the colors appear. Any CRI value over 80 will show colors true to life. Bulbs with a warm light appearance have yellow tones. Bulbs with a neutral light appearance are often used in workspaces. Bulbs with a cool or daylight appearance have white/blue tones and are good for inspecting. A bulb’s estimated yearly cost is based on 3 hours of usage per day at $0.11 per kWh.

LED bulbs last longer and are more efficient than fluorescent bulbs. They generate little heat and withstand vibration. Plastic bulbs are shatterproof. Socket-ready bulbs work with most instant-start electronic ballasts, but not all. For a full list of compatible ballasts select a part number and view product detail. Ballast bypass bulbs eliminate the need for a ballast so the socket must be wired directly to the power source.

Plastic-coated glass bulbs are shatter resistant; the coating retains glass shards if they break.

T8 Bulb (1" Dia.)
O'all Lg.	Equiv. Fluorescent Bulb Wattage	Light Appearance	Brightness, lumens	CRI	Light Setting	Bulb Material	Light Technology	LED Installation Type	Wattage	Rated Life, hrs.	Est. Yearly Energy Cost, $	Pkg. Qty.		Pkg.
24"	17W	Warm (3,000K)	1,100	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	7W	70,000	0.84	1	0000000	000000
24"	17W	Warm (3,000K)	1,100	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	7W	70,000	0.84	10	0000000	000000
24"	17W	Warm (3,000K)	1,100	82	Not Dimmable	Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	9W	50,000	1.08	2	0000000	00000
24"	17W	Warm (3,000K)	1,125	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	9W	50,000	1.08	25	0000000	000000
24"	17W	Neutral (3,500K)	1,100	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	7W	70,000	0.84	1	0000000	00000
24"	17W	Neutral (3,500K)	1,100	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	7W	70,000	0.84	10	0000000	000000
24"	17W	Neutral (3,500K)	1,125	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	9W	50,000	1.08	25	0000000	000000
24"	17W	Neutral (4,000K)	1,150	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	7W	70,000	0.84	1	0000000	00000
24"	17W	Neutral (4,000K)	1,150	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	7W	70,000	0.84	10	0000000	000000
24"	17W	Neutral (4,000K)	1,150	82	Not Dimmable	Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	9W	50,000	1.08	2	0000000	00000
24"	17W	Cool (4,100K)	1,200	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	9W	50,000	1.08	25	000000	000000
24"	17W	Cool (4,100K)	1,250	82	Not Dimmable	Glass	LED	Socket Ready	8W	50,000	0.97	2	0000000	00000
24"	17W	Cool (5,000K)	1,150	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	7W	70,000	0.84	1	0000000	00000
24"	17W	Cool (5,000K)	1,150	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	7W	70,000	0.84	10	0000000	000000
24"	17W	Cool (5,000K)	1,150	82	Not Dimmable	Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	9W	50,000	1.08	2	0000000	00000
24"	17W	Cool (5,000K)	1,250	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	9W	50,000	1.08	25	0000000	000000
36"	20W	Warm (3,000K)	1,300	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	9W	70,000	1.02	1	0000000	00000
36"	20W	Warm (3,000K)	1,300	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	9W	70,000	1.02	10	0000000	000000
36"	25W	Warm (3,000K)	1,200	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	12W	50,000	1.45	25	0000000	000000
36"	25W	Warm (3,000K)	1,400	82	Not Dimmable	Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	12W	50,000	1.45	6	0000000	00000
36"	25W	Neutral (3,500K)	1,200	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	12W	50,000	1.45	25	0000000	000000
36"	25W	Neutral (3,500K)	1,300	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	8.5W	70,000	1.02	1	0000000	00000
36"	25W	Neutral (3,500K)	1,300	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	8.5W	70,000	1.02	10	0000000	000000
36"	25W	Neutral (4,000K)	1,400	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	8.5W	70,000	1.02	1	0000000	00000
36"	25W	Neutral (4,000K)	1,400	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	8.5W	70,000	1.02	10	0000000	000000
36"	25W	Neutral (4,000K)	1,450	82	Not Dimmable	Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	12W	50,000	1.45	6	0000000	00000
36"	25W	Cool (4,100K)	1,200	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	12W	50,000	1.45	25	0000000	000000
36"	25W	Cool (5,000K)	1,200	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	12W	50,000	1.45	25	0000000	000000
36"	25W	Cool (5,000K)	1,400	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	8.5W	70,000	1.02	1	0000000	00000
36"	25W	Cool (5,000K)	1,400	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	8.5W	70,000	1.02	10	0000000	000000
36"	25W	Cool (5,000K)	1,450	82	Not Dimmable	Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	12W	50,000	1.45	6	0000000	00000
48"	32W	Warm (3,000K)	1,700	82	Not Dimmable	Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	14W	50,000	1.69	6	0000000	00000
48"	32W	Warm (3,000K)	1,800	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	13.5W	50,000	1.63	25	000000	000000
48"	32W	Warm (3,000K)	2,000	82	Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	13W	70,000	1.69	1	0000000	00000
48"	32W	Warm (3,000K)	2,000	82	Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	13W	70,000	1.69	10	0000000	000000
48"	32W	Neutral (3,500K)	1,800	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	13.5W	50,000	1.63	25	0000000	000000
48"	32W	Neutral (3,500K)	2,000	82	Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	13W	70,000	1.69	1	0000000	00000
48"	32W	Neutral (3,500K)	2,000	82	Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	13W	70,000	1.69	10	0000000	000000
48"	32W	Neutral (3,500K)	2,100	82	Not Dimmable	Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	17W	50,000	2.05	6	0000000	00000
48"	32W	Neutral (4,000K)	1,800	82	Not Dimmable	Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	14W	50,000	1.69	6	0000000	00000
48"	32W	Neutral (4,000K)	2,100	82	Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	13W	70,000	1.56	1	0000000	00000
48"	32W	Neutral (4,000K)	2,100	82	Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	13W	70,000	1.56	10	0000000	000000
48"	32W	Cool (4,100K)	1,900	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	13.5W	50,000	1.63	25	0000000	000000
48"	32W	Cool (5,000K)	1,600	80	Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	8.9W	70,000	1.14	1	00000000	00000
48"	32W	Cool (5,000K)	1,600	80	Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	8.9W	70,000	1.14	10	00000000	000000
48"	32W	Cool (5,000K)	1,800	82	Not Dimmable	Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	14W	50,000	1.69	6	0000000	00000
48"	32W	Cool (5,000K)	2,000	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	13.5W	50,000	1.63	25	0000000	000000
48"	32W	Cool (5,000K)	2,100	82	Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	13W	70,000	1.57	1	0000000	00000
48"	32W	Cool (5,000K)	2,100	82	Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	13W	70,000	1.57	10	0000000	000000
48"	32W	Cool (5,000K)	2,500	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	15.5W	70,000	1.87	1	0000000	00000
48"	32W	Cool (5,000K)	2,500	80	Not Dimmable	Plastic	LED	Socket Ready	15.5W	70,000	1.87	25	00000000	000000

Recessed Double-Contact Base Tubular Light Bulbs

T8 and T8/HO

LED bulbs last longer and are more efficient than fluorescent bulbs. They generate little heat and withstand vibration. To install, bypass the ballast by wiring the socket directly to the power source.Plastic-coated glass bulbs are shatter resistant; the coating retains glass shards if they break.

T8 Bulb (1" Dia.)
O'all Lg.	Equiv. Fluorescent Bulb Wattage	Light Appearance	Brightness, lumens	CRI	Light Setting	Bulb Material	Light Technology	LED Installation Type	Wattage	Rated Life, hrs.	Est. Yearly Energy Cost, $	Pkg. Qty.		Pkg.
48"	60W	Cool (4,000K)	2,450	83	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	18W	50,000	2.17	10	0000000	0000000
60"	75W	Cool (4,000K)	3,100	83	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	24W	50,000	2.89	10	00000000	000000
96"	59W	Cool (5,000K)	5,500	82	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	40W	50,000	4.82	6	0000000	000000
96"	59W	Cool (5,000K)	5,500	82	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	40W	50,000	4.82	10	0000000	000000
96"	110W	Neutral (4,000K)	5,500	82	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	40W	50,000	4.82	10	0000000	000000

Single-Pin Base Tubular Light Bulbs

Brightness is measured in lumens; the higher the lumens, the brighter the bulb. Color rendering index (CRI) is a measurement on a scale of 0-100 of how accurately the light from a bulb represents an object's true colors; the higher the number, the more natural the colors appear. Any CRI value over 80 will show colors true to life. Bulbs with a warm light appearance have yellow tones. Bulbs with a neutral light appearance are often used in workspaces. Bulbs with a cool light appearance have white/blue tones and are good for inspecting. A bulb’s estimated yearly cost is based on 3 hours of usage per day at $0.11 per kWh.

Plastic-coated glass bulbs are shatter resistant; the coating retains glass shards if they break.

T8 Bulb (1" Dia.)
O'all Lg.	Equiv. Fluorescent Bulb Wattage	Light Appearance	Brightness, lumens	CRI	Light Setting	Bulb Material	Light Technology	LED Installation Type	Wattage	Rated Life, hrs.	Est. Yearly Energy Cost, $	Pkg. Qty.		Pkg.
96"	59W	Neutral (3,500K)	5,500	82	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	40W	50,000	5.18	10	0000000	0000000
96"	59W	Neutral (4,000K)	5,500	82	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	40W	50,000	4.82	6	0000000	000000
96"	59W	Neutral (4,000K)	5,500	82	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	40W	50,000	4.82	10	0000000	000000
96"	59W	Cool (5,000K)	5,500	82	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	40W	50,000	4.82	6	0000000	000000
96"	59W	Cool (5,000K)	5,500	82	Not Dimmable	Plastic-Coated Glass	LED	Ballast Bypass	40W	50,000	4.82	10	0000000	000000

U-Shaped Tubular Light Bulbs

LED bulbs last longer and are more efficient than fluorescent bulbs. They generate little heat, withstand vibration, and are shatterproof. LED bulbs are socket ready. They plug directly into a fixture and work with most instant-start electronic ballasts, but not all. For a full list of compatible ballasts select a part number and view product detail.

For technical drawings and 3-D models, click on a part number.

T8 Bulb (1" Dia.)
O'all Lg.	Base Ctr.-to-Ctr.	Equiv. Fluorescent Bulb Wattage	Light Appearance	Wattage	Rated Life, hrs.	Est. Yearly Energy Cost, $	Brightness, lumens	CRI	Bulb Material	Light Technology	Pkg. Qty.		Pkg.
22 1/2"	6"	32W	Warm (3,000K)	13W	70,000	1.57	2,000	80	Plastic	LED	1	0000000	000000
22 1/2"	6"	32W	Warm (3,000K)	13W	70,000	1.57	2,000	80	Plastic	LED	10	0000000	000000
22 1/2"	6"	32W	Neutral (3,500K)	13W	70,000	1.57	2,000	80	Plastic	LED	1	0000000	00000
22 1/2"	6"	32W	Neutral (3,500K)	13W	70,000	1.57	2,000	80	Plastic	LED	10	0000000	000000
22 1/2"	6"	32W	Neutral (4,000K)	13W	70,000	1.57	2,100	80	Plastic	LED	1	0000000	00000
22 1/2"	6"	32W	Neutral (4,000K)	13W	70,000	1.57	2,100	80	Plastic	LED	10	0000000	000000
22 1/2"	6"	32W	Cool (5,000K)	13W	70,000	1.57	2,100	80	Plastic	LED	1	0000000	00000
22 9/16"	1 5/8"	31W	Neutral (3,500K)	13W	50,000	1.57	1,800	80	Plastic	LED	1	00000000	00000
22 9/16"	1 5/8"	31W	Neutral (4,000K)	13W	50,000	1.57	1,900	80	Plastic	LED	1	00000000	00000

Plug-In Portable Lights

Hang these lights where you need them on the job site.

Styles A-E come with LEDs that last longer, are more efficient, and generate less heat than other light technologies. They produce a cool light that highlights white/blue tones, which is good for inspecting. The LEDs in Styles A, B, C, and E are built-in, while Style D come with a replaceable LED bulb. All have an impact-resistant plastic lens to protect the LEDs.

For technical drawings and 3-D models, click on a part number.

	Overall
Style	Lg.	Dia.	Brightness, lumens	Light Appearance	Wattage	Bulb Rated Life, hrs.	Cord Lg., ft.	Material	Handle Material	Color	Voltage	Mount Type		Each
For Replaceable LED Bulbs
D	55"	2"	2,100	Cool (5000K)	18W	50,000	25	Plastic	Rubber	Yellow	120V AC	Hook	0000000	0000000

Replacement CFL Light Bulb for Style F

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Sockets for Tubular Light Bulbs

Replace worn sockets in light fixtures. These sockets work with tubular fluorescent bulbs, and some also work with LED bulbs.

Sockets for rapid and preheat ballasts are also known as non-shunted.

For T8 and T12 Bulbs—Fluorescent and LED

For Bi-Pin T8 and T12 Bulbs

For Recessed Double-Contact T8 and T12 Bulbs

	For Max.								For Wire
For Ballast Start Type	Bulb Wattage	Voltage	Mount Type	Ht.	Wd.	Dp.	Material	Color	Gauge	Construction	Specifications Met		Pair
For Bi-Pin Base
Rapid, Preheat	660W	600V AC	Slide On	1 3/4"	1 1/4"	3/4"	Plastic	White	18	Solid, Stranded	CSA Certified, UL Listed	0000000	00000
Rapid, Preheat	660W	600V AC	Slide On	2 1/8"	1 1/4"	3/4"	Plastic	White	18	Solid, Stranded	CSA Certified, UL Listed	0000000	0000
For Recessed Double-Contact Base
Rapid, Preheat	660W	600V AC	Slide On	2 3/8"	1 1/2"	2"	Plastic	White	18	Solid, Stranded	CSA Certified, UL Listed	0000000	00000

Tight-Hold Sockets for Tubular Light Bulbs

Lock bulbs in place to prevent vibration from shaking them loose. They replace worn sockets in light fixtures. These sockets work with tubular fluorescent or LED bulbs.