8-Footers .. Which Would You Pick??
Part of a store display.
All are 8-feet long

#1 F32T8 tandem, 'shoplight' style.
#2 F54T5-HO tandem, striplight.
#3 F32T8 tandem, striplight. (why 1 lamp is missing I have no idea .. looks real great for their display :lol: don't they want to sell this stuff?)
#4 LED that looks stora like a F32T8 tandem
#5 F96T12 slimline - the only real 8-footer in the lot. (not visible because they placed it so low the shelf support blocks it from sight when standing directly in front...great setup? right? :roll: )

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I dislike 'tandem' 8-footers, but if I was to pick one it'd be the T5. They do have the one F96T12 though (the HF ballast it has underdrives the lamps, but its a full-size fitting so a standard ballast would fit)

8-Footers .. Which Would You Pick??

Part of a store display.
All are 8-feet long

#1 F32T8 tandem, 'shoplight' style.
#2 F54T5-HO tandem, striplight.
#3 F32T8 tandem, striplight. (why 1 lamp is missing I have no idea .. looks real great for their display :lol: don't they want to sell this stuff?)
#4 LED that looks stora like a F32T8 tandem
#5 F96T12 slimline - the only real 8-footer in the lot. (not visible because they placed it so low the shelf support blocks it from sight when standing directly in front...great setup? right? :roll: )

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I dislike 'tandem' 8-footers, but if I was to pick one it'd be the T5. They do have the one F96T12 though (the HF ballast it has underdrives the lamps, but its a full-size fitting so a standard ballast would fit)

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AngryHorse   [12 Sep, 2017 at 07:54 AM]
The F54T5-HO tandem is the neatest looking Very Happy , the LED don`t look too bad either.
OsramAwesomness2   [12 Sep, 2017 at 12:41 PM]
I'd pick the F32T8 Tandem as they bring back memories from when I was a kid and our corner shop used to have them
fluorescent   [12 Sep, 2017 at 02:13 PM]
F96T12. The others aren't 8-footers Wink
XmasLightGuy   [14 Sep, 2017 at 05:06 AM]
@AngryHorse:
I do like the F54 too .. it'd be really cool if they made such thing as a F108T5-HO 8-footer! Laughing longest T5 I've seen is 5-foot
I'll admit that LED one actually 'looks' nice. But as far as I can tell its one of those "all one piece" things so when the LED strips go out you can't replace them Rolling Eyes

@fluorescent:
Yep..plus probably won't be much longer before those are discontinued Confused

@OsramAwesomness2:
But probably a T12 version back in the day right? The F32T8 strip version is very common around here.
Funkybulb   [14 Sep, 2017 at 06:06 PM]
Me personally go with F32 Tandem strip. And use instant start ballast in overdrive 2 lamp ballast for each lamp and install T12 in it.

Second choice be those 8 foot slimeline and install full power HF ballast in it.
XmasLightGuy   [15 Sep, 2017 at 02:14 AM]
@Funkybulb: you can do the same overdrive trick for the F96 too.. or use its crappy low-power ballast to run a pair of F96T8's Laughing

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