Al makes an excellent point that I should have mentioned -- not all LEDs
are dimmable. Check the specs and make sure your supplier/contractor knows
if that is a necessary feature.

db

On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 9:39 AM, ALLEN NOFTZ <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Make sure the led tubes you use are the dimmable type, otherwise you will
> have to get new tubes that will work on a dimmer. Al Noftz
>
> On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 9:41 AM, Dan Bartlett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> We replaced the fluorescent tubes in our cases that still had them with
>> LED tubes. The ballasts had to be removed and the tubes wired into the old
>> fixtures. It was a pretty straightforward operation. The old tubes were
>> filtered so UV was not a problem and they were in light boxes so IR was not
>> a problem. Visible light was impossible to control but we did it with
>> several thin layers of ethafoam.
>>
>> The advantage of the new tubes besides the energy savings is that we can
>> (and will eventually) add dimmers to each case to control visible light
>> with greater ease. As for cost, the college got an energy efficiency grant
>> of some kind so it cost the museum nothing but the inconvenience of having
>> contractors on site for two days.
>>
>> db
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 11:00 AM, adelheid straten <[log in to unmask]
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> dear all,
>>>
>>> a museum in Germany plans to replace "white" fluorescent lamps (tubes)
>>> in administration areas and some also in exhibition spaces by LED tubes
>>> (made for fluorescent lamp sockets). Any comments?
>>>
>>> Best
>>>
>>> Christian
>>>
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>>>
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Curator of Exhibits and Education
Instructor of Museum Studies
Logan Museum of Anthropology
Beloit College

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