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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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excellent diagram and easy to install
I've installed 8 of these now and the couldn't be easier.
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Better, Brighter Lights
Replaced our original fluorescent tubes with these LED kits and what a difference! Not only are they more power efficient but the light is more natural in color
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nice lights for our rv
This was an awesome replacement for the flourescent 12" tubes in our rv. My wife prefers the warm white and I like the natural white so we did half of our 18 tubes in each. Perfect! Service was spectacular again as it was on my first order too. Looking forward to linger battery life while boondocking as i replaced all my rv lights with leds from M4. Great video (part 4 is best) on youtbe by rvgeeks made installation easier.
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Great product
LED lights are the way to go. M4 Products has good products and good service. It was fairly easy to replace the 12" florescent lights. Saving energy is a good thing!
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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.
