LED replacement tube

[atgcpaul]

I already bought 2 of the FEIT LED shoplights at Costco and like the light output. I was at Costco yesterday and I think the price has gone done again to $29.99 but next to it was a 2 pack replacement tube set for $19.99. The packaging said should work in most fixtures without rewiring and included no rewiring instructions. Well, got them home and they didn't work in the 2 T12 fixtures I tried.

So I could return the bulbs and get the FEIT for $10 more. However, the FEIT lights don't look like you can change the bulb when it dies which doesn't sit well with me. Or I could remove the ballast and rewire the tombstones. Because these new bulbs could have worked with existing fixtures with ballasts, will they also work with fixtures without ballasts?

Thanks,
Paul

[Hellrazor]

They will not work in a t12 fixture.

There are 2 types of LED retros. 1 requires a t8 ballast and one is direct wire. The direct wire are more expensive since they require a driver in the tube.

[atgcpaul]

They will not work in a t12 fixture.

There are 2 types of LED retros. 1 requires a t8 ballast and one is direct wire. The direct wire are more expensive since they require a driver in the tube.

Thanks for confirming. Wife had to go back to Costco today so she already took them back,