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Posted by Edward on June 28, 2007, 4:52 pm
> Those are the basic cheap fluorescents. They are trivial to replace
> with a screwdriver (assuming they aren't glued in or something silly,
> people use construction adhesive for all sorts of things!).
>
> I have them in my kitchen, and found that spending a couple of extra $
> on the "1-upgrade" lights rather than the absolute cheapest made a
> difference. Mine were under $20 each, as opposed to under $10 for the
> real cheapies.
>
> Halogen or even LED is certainly a way to go, expect to pay somewhat
> more. Decent halogens would have cost at least twice as much as my
> fluorescents.
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> > Basically for as long as I can remember these lights (at my parents
> > house) have been burning out constantly. They are from 1974 and IMO
> > they need to be replaced. Should we call somebody to do it, or can
> > they be done by somebody who can replace electrical outlets and
> > switches?
> > I'm not Bob Villa, but I do know how to use tools and the like. Here
> > is what they look like:
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Kickass! I figured they weren't difficult to replace. There doesn't
seem to be much to them.
What about modern electronic ballast fluorescents?
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