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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