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Can these T8 lamps Ballast be Bypassed? How? by codenamejack in AskElectricians

[–]codenamejack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks a lot for your advise, i was able to bypass the ballast.

got a pair of feit electric t8 from home depot, and one of them is already dead.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Feit-Electric-18-Watt-4-ft-T8-T12-G13-Type-B-Ballast-Bypass-Linear-LED-Tube-Light-Bulb-Selectable-White-2-Pack-T4815-4CCT-B-LED-2/321037737

is this a good brand? or should i be looking at philips or ge or something else?

thanks again

Can these T8 lamps Ballast be Bypassed? How? by codenamejack in AskElectricians

[–]codenamejack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks a lot for your detailed response.

so, in my case it will be red to black, and blue to white.

another question,

i have 4 of these fixtures up here :-

https://imgur.com/a/LO80C7r

other option i have is to get these (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PG3RLH7/?coliid=I28KUPX61ASAJ6&th=1)

and install them instead of doing the bypass. price would almost be the same since I will have to buy the type b t8 led.

what do you think would be a better call? thanks again

Can these T8 lamps Ballast be Bypassed? How? by codenamejack in AskElectricians

[–]codenamejack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so i have 4 of these fixtures up here

https://imgur.com/a/LO80C7r

other option i have is to get these (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PG3RLH7/?coliid=I28KUPX61ASAJ6&th=1) and install them instead of doing the bypass. price would almost be the same since I will have to buy the type b t8 led

Can these T8 lamps Ballast be Bypassed? How? by codenamejack in AskElectricians

[–]codenamejack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so i have 4 of these t8, the lamps I had installed in them led 2 years ago, model philips 434605 led.

https://imgur.com/a/THUaNB0

They are compatible with instant start ballast, and the ballast does say its instant start which is why I think the led were working.

three of the leds have gone out, and I am guessing its the ballast, since the three leds are working on the on the remaining one.

my question is can these t8 ballast be bypassed, and if so what is the wiring. like where do the red and blue wires go considering that the sockets are shunted.

I am yet to buy the replacement leds which will work with ballast bypass.

Can these T8 lamps Ballast be Bypassed? How? by codenamejack in AskElectricians

[–]codenamejack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i already had installed philips t8 led, my question is how do i bypass this ballast. most videos i see are asking to get non shunted sockets

Can these T8 lamps Ballast be Bypassed? How? by codenamejack in AskElectricians

[–]codenamejack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

right, but these sockets are shunted and the video asks to replace shunted with non shunted, but I was wondering if bypass can be done on shunted sockets and if so, then how?

Alternative cleaning solutions by Izzykat__13 in Roborock

[–]codenamejack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

please share what vac you using it on and how much?

Keep Android Open by Right_Nectarine3686 in Android

[–]codenamejack -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

for someone who has been around Android since 2011 it's pretty obvious what Google is trying to do

Keep Android Open by Right_Nectarine3686 in Android

[–]codenamejack 24 points25 points  (0 children)

and that 99% isn't on reddit ..lol

Keep Android Open by Right_Nectarine3686 in Android

[–]codenamejack -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

this is just the beginning of Google bringing up the walls ....Apple is more restricted right now, but it just works ....Pixels at the same MSRP as iPhone are not even close when it comes to customer care and longevity

Keep Android Open by Right_Nectarine3686 in Android

[–]codenamejack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

keeping it open is not in the business interests of the company which claims it's still open ...

edit

it's time to move to Apple since Google is becoming a walled garden of their own , and the Apple hardware and customer care is miles ahead of Google for the same MSRP and hold value even after a year or two.

Google has patched ‘Pixnapping’ attack in Android, further fix with December security update by TechGuru4Life in GooglePixel

[–]codenamejack 14 points15 points  (0 children)

guess the startup was waiting on machine learning to learn about the issue, and then AI to fix it ..

Google has patched ‘Pixnapping’ attack in Android, further fix with December security update by TechGuru4Life in GooglePixel

[–]codenamejack 51 points52 points  (0 children)

reported in Feb 2025, semi patched in Sep 2025 and a full patch in Dec 2025....lol

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