Red T5 with cover removed
Underneath is just a plain old Philips 830.
8's are surprisingly hard to find cheaply for these assumingly because they are used in things like emergency fittings where CRI is not critical.
I decided to take the stock 530 out of my 8W diffused fitting and put the red cover over it instead leaving me with a plain 830.
Immediately there is a massive improvement. The tube is a lot brighter the aged 530 and i'm sure when it gets dark it'll start bringing the colours in proximity of it alive more.

Red T5 with cover removed

Underneath is just a plain old Philips 830.
8's are surprisingly hard to find cheaply for these assumingly because they are used in things like emergency fittings where CRI is not critical.
I decided to take the stock 530 out of my 8W diffused fitting and put the red cover over it instead leaving me with a plain 830.
Immediately there is a massive improvement. The tube is a lot brighter the aged 530 and i'm sure when it gets dark it'll start bringing the colours in proximity of it alive more.

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fluorescent   [27 Sep, 2018 at 11:14 PM]
These should be good tubes, might have to grab some myself
lasagafield   [28 Sep, 2018 at 01:28 AM]
Loving them so far. Bright, rich colours, warm and i've found philips tubes last me years.

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