We know that fluorescent tube has its own ballast which can either be of the inductive or electronic type which is used to drive the tube itself. In a standard energy saving light bulb of the CFL type this is actually contained within the bulb itself but with traditional fluorescent tubes this is normally separate and located inside the light fitting.
Conversely with our T8 LED Tubes the driver is actually part of the LED tube itself so the LED tube is a totally integrated stand alone unit which can simply be wired up to the mains. This means that if you are fitting an LED tube to a conventional fitting then you need to make a few simple modifications to the wiring.

How to fit an LED tube light to a conventional fluorescent tube fitting?There are 7 steps replace fluorescent tube for LED tube.
1: Ensure you"ve disconnected the fitment from the power supply. Carefully remove the fluorescent tube.

2: Fluorescent fitments come in two types. Your fitment will either have an electronic ballast unit, or a starter plus a magnetic ballast unit. Check to see what type of fitment you have.

3: Electronic Ballast. You must remove the electronic ballast unit. If you don"t, you"ll damage your LED tube. Disconnect the wires from the ballast unit. Remove the unit and connect the loose wires to form a circuit. Ensure the connections are secure and insulated.

4: Magnetic Ballast: If you have a fitment with a starter and a magnetic ballast unit, you must remove the starter. You don"t need to remove the ballast unit unless you"re placing more than one LED tube in the fitment. If you remove the ballast unit, connect the loose wires to create a circuit. Make sure you have properly secured and insulated the wires.

5: Your LED tube has a live connection at one end and a neutral connection at the other. Ensure the wires in the fitment match this. If you connect both live and neutral to one end of the LED tube, you"ll cause a short circuit.

6: Carefully fit your new LED tube. The tubes come in sizes to match existing fluorescent fitments. Common lengths are two foot, four foot, five foot and six foot.

7: Reconnect the fitment to the power supply. Now Switch on your new T8 LED lighting.