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This is a LED retrofit light for 12" Florescent Tube Lights. Due to the size of these smaller tube lights, an external driver is provided. This driver converts 10-30v DC RV power to a clean 12v DC power for long tube life. Other brands of retrofit tube lights have a wire and the driver hanging out the side of the tube, we choose to provide the driver separately and we utilize the natural pins on the end of the tube for power for a much cleaner looking installation. Since the driver occupies the space of your previous ballast, you will never see the wires or driver while looking up at your fixture.
4500k Natural White. For 6000k Cool White see part number T5-Tube-CW. Though not as popular, this tube is also available in 3200k Warm White part number T5-Tube-WW for those that want a Warmer Look.
You will need basic 12vDC wiring skills to install these tubes, or have them professionally installed. Wiring is basic, each driver gets a positive and negative wire connected, and each driver has a positive and negative wire that need to be connected to the end of each tube. View the full detailed installation instructions here Not recommended to be used near HAM radio or in close proximity to sensitive radio or tv equipment.
- 9-12vDC Tube Light with a 10-30vDC driver
- Draws only 0.24A at 12.8vDC
- 27 2835 SMD LEDs
- Sold Per Tube, for fixtures with two tubes you will need to order Qty of 2
| Specifications | |
| Item Number | T5-12TUBE-NW |
| Color Kelvin | 4500 |
| Calculated Lumens | 410 |
| Amps at 12.8v DC (Fluke Actual) | 0.24 |
| Rated Volts | 10-30v DC |
| Polarity | Non Polarity Driver |
| Overall Length | 11 1/4" w/o pins, 11 7/8" with pins |
| Overall Width (or diameter) | 3/4" |
| Overall Height | n/a |
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Great Florescent Tube Replacement
Easy conversion. I soldered all of the connections and used shrink tubing for insulation. Total time to convert was about 15 minutes. LED tubes give a very pleasant glow. Each tube draws 175 ma.
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Easy and Cheaper
Our ballast for our fluorescent lights burned out so it was cheaper and better to replace with LEDs. Instructions provided by M4 were clear and we also followed the video by The RV Geeks which made the upgrade process simple.
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Outstanding product, Outstanding value
Have been wanting to upgrade every bulb in my coach to LED's. These are super stupid proof to install, and make a HUGE improvement in light output. Ordered the Natural Light and the wife loves then as well. No more crap florescent bulbs that last maybe 6 months and ballast to change out. I'm thrilled!
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Easy as pie conversion from standard fluorescents
We purchased 6 of these for 3 fixtures. The entire installation took under 5 minutes per fixture. All that was needed was a pair of wire cutters. The instructions plus all the wire nuts made it easy. Our Winnebago has the ballasts under a strip that runs down the center of the fixture making removal a breeze. Why would anyone buy those strips of LEDs and go to all that trouble? The light is about the same brightness as brand new standard tubes and the color temp is about the same as the CW bulbs that came with the coach. Perfect color temp for general lighting, cooking and finding dropped wire nuts...
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SURPRISED
I WAS PLEASED WITH THE COLOR OF THE LIGHT ,IT MATCHED OTHER BRAND ( BY NUMBER). EXPECTED LED TO BE BRIGHTER THAN REGULAR FLOUR. TUBES, BUT SEE NO DIFF. INSTRUCTION WERE VERY GOOD M4 Notes. Visibly the Natural White is less bright than Cool White. Most customers report are that we are at least 10% brighter than florescent tube lights, but conditions and original manufacture will of course vary.
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Tried a cheap hack that was a mistake
Tried the cheap hack trick of using led strips. It worked but it was a lot of work and in the end not a smart choice. Bought this on the advice of RVgeeks. Took about 10 minutes a fixture to convert. Lights look great and put out a lot of light. Will be ordering other lights soon. Great service and communication.
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a lot of light from a small lamp
I changed all the florescent fixtures in my Motorhome and I am amazed how much better the lights are. Thanks
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This Lighting is Quite an Improvement over Fluorescent Tubes
I modified one two-tube 12" fixture in about 10 minutes. Unlike the 18" fixture conversion, the wires on the 12" fixture were a bear to get under the center cover. When I installed the tubes only one would fit; the other was too long. With only one tube working, however, the light was as bright as the old two fluorescent tubes. M4 Products sent a replacement tube and now I have a very bright 12", two-tube light fixture. I'll be modifying all my old fixtures over time with these conversion kits and tubes. M4 Note: We had a production run with some tube that were longer than spec. This has been corrected.
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The end of fluorescent tubes!
I modified three two-tube Thin-Lite fixtures in one after noon. Each needed a new ballast, and I felt this was a better way to spend my money. I think the new lights are brighter than fluorescents. I followed the directions, but wondered if a separate driver was really necessary for tubes in parallel. In the future, I may use crimp connectors in place of wire nuts to reduce the bulk of the wiring. I am deferring future modifications until I use up the supply of fluorescent I now have. M4 Note: Definitely use one driver per tube and keep them separate.
