Review on 20 Pack 5CCT 4FT LED T8 Ballast Bypass Type B Light Tube, UL/FCC Certified - 18W, 2300Lm, 3000K-6500K Selectable by Jason Regalado

The previous owner of my house trash picked some office style 4 tube fluorescent fixtures. I have no idea how old they are but slowly the ballasts have been failing and I've just been dealing with the lower light levels. With 8 lights spread across the basement I could afford to lose a couple as all 4 lights typically didn't fail, just 2.Now that I have 2 completely dead fixtures and 2 with only 2 lights working it was time to do something. The ballasts were about $25 each and I needed two per fixture. Then I was going to need 4 tubes which are another $10. To fix only what was broken I needed six ballasts and 12 tubes which adds up to $180. Far cheaper to go LED.The process was simple. Cut all the wires going to the bulb holders on one side, strip them and wire nut them to the neutral (white) wire. Then cut all the wires going to the other side and attach them to the hot (black) wire. Of course you have to remove and reinstall the wire cover and I took the old ballasts completely out but that was it.On mine I had Red, Blue and Yellow wires going to the holders. That's three pairs and 4 holders but the holders are linked together inside where I couldn't see it. Some lights you can see the wires to the holders. The yellow wire came from the opposite ballast which threw me for a second but then I realized that one side would be hot and one side would be neutral and all the wires on each side would connect to the hot and neutral respectively.I did have to use a slightly bigger wire nut and these lights don't come with any wire nuts, so if you're doing this you may want to get an assorted pack of wire nuts if you don't have them. I had plenty so it wasn't a problem. With some lights you may be able to use the wire nuts that are already there.As for the light output, I've done one so far and I have another light with 4 brand new 40 watt bulbs and these are noticeably brighter. It's not blindingly different but it is noticeable. Now compared to some of the older fixtures with the 32w economy bulbs it's night and day different. Given the difference between the 32 and 40 watt bulbs I'd say this is the same jump higher so probably an equivalent of 50w if I had to guess. I'm already planning on splitting the lights 4+4 and adding a second switch because I won't need them all on at once.