Cheese
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mike_aa said:[member=44099]Cheese[/member] Did you hardwire the fixtures or use the plug in?
Great question [member=30413]mike_aa[/member] and I mean that sincerely because in the past, fluorescent fixtures were meant to be hard wired while these LED tubes are really meant to be a plug and play item...ya that works for some, but I have a knee-jerk reaction to wiring these in that manner. Some may find that wire nuts are good enough. I'm not of that belief.
Safety first is my mantra, because for no other reason than I've been zapped by 120 volts many times before and each zap was not a pleasant experience.
I typically use Molex connectors because of their current and voltage ratings and they've become a "standard" in the electrical connector arena.
I'll take some photos tomorrow as to how I've wired these Barrina tubes. [big grin]
This becomes one of those little annoying things when you're supercharged and focused on installing a new lighting method...then comes the aw sh..t moment. It happened to me...it will happen to others. [cool]