The "8 to 5" fluorescent retrofit kit
I'd been meaning to find one of these unusual failed experiments from the early 2010's for a while - such kits were marketed briefly during those years but sold poorly as they were fairly unattractive, a bit of a hassle to install and were usually of a poor quality... This is no exception. Surprisingly, there is still a London Underground station that has 1 or 2 of these kits in use - although the station name currently escapes me.

The "8 to 5" fluorescent retrofit kit

I'd been meaning to find one of these unusual failed experiments from the early 2010's for a while - such kits were marketed briefly during those years but sold poorly as they were fairly unattractive, a bit of a hassle to install and were usually of a poor quality... This is no exception. Surprisingly, there is still a London Underground station that has 1 or 2 of these kits in use - although the station name currently escapes me.

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Manufacturer:8 to 5 Energy Saver
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dor123   [01 Aug, 2024 at 04:34 PM]
Have this kit an integrated ballast or the lamp working on the existing ballast of the fixture?
Beta 5   [03 Aug, 2024 at 02:24 PM]
Interesting find, seems strange to see one of these now! They were sort of the pre-LED era LED tubes. Despite being fluorescent I still don't like these any more than LED tubes - ultimately just use the proper tubes the fitting was made for!

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