Those tubes are exactly what I don't want. If I am going to switch to LEDs I want a fixture with at least a half decent thermal path from the LED to the fixture sheet metal.
It is 80% additional fixtures and 20 % replacements.
I actually really like the 4000 K high CRI fluorescents and doubt the claims of substantial energy savings of LED of them for similar light quality and quantity, but my real reasons are simply that:
- Some need replacement
- More fixtures are needed in general
- I would like lights that are more resistant to accidentally getting bumped in the garage compared to bulb types
If I have to do a DIY I will probably just go the whole way and:
- Buy some light strips
- Add in some kind of fixture as appropriate (maybe the ones they sell on that site)
- Power it with a solar panel + 24 volt battery setup since that is what I do in conversion vans already
That way the lights will work even during power outages.
My wife has encouraged me to try to just buy something like normal people do instead of building everything myself. I am attempting to accommodate.
I guess I could always just buy a cheap FL fixture, strip out the guts, bond in some LED strips (white plus RGB ), add an led dynamics DMX 4 channel controller and surprise her. Does that count as "just buying stuff like other people"?