LED Retrofits are too easy and I love it

Watch the full process of refacing and retrofitting a Lexan cabinet sign. I am trying something new with this video. Instead of a time-lapse, I decided to get a livelier mic setup and give more of a vlog style format a go. Let me know what you think in the comments! Thanks for watching!

[@Whiztek2023]

nice work bro

[@FastsignsKirkland]

Thanks 🔥

[@dull_Asian_dad]

Great job! It seems to me that the previous 48" fluorescent tubes would be far brighter, no? How do the LED compare for brightness? Lavalier mic works well.

[@FastsignsKirkland]

Thanks! They are about the equivalent brightness, more or less. The LEDs will be slightly brighter and a much whiter color than a warmer/yellowish light that CWHO lamps had. Thanks for watching!

[@badcorgis]

I'd love to know how many of these LED's go bad after any amount of time. I see this in about 50% of the LED bulbs we buy for our house. LED's last forever, LED's are so much better. Yet here I am replacing 1 year old bulbs from GE, Phillips, even the big box store options because the driver failed or the LED blinks randomly or strobes. Or you get one bulb that goes out in a room with several in the ceiling so you buy a replacement in the same color range and it never matches, so you replace all six and now have five random bulbs that don't match anything. I'm not saying LED wasn't the way to go but the lie of them lasting much longer than incandescents, I'm not sure was entirely truthful.

[@FastsignsKirkland]

I couldn't agree more. LED's definitely have changed the way we illuminate our lives. But man, there needs to be a lot more industry standardization for the exact reasons you stated. This is exactly what I run into when I get a call to service an LED sign. Sure, for the most part the power supplies are interchangeable, but you HAVE to have the right brand/temperature/wattage of LEDs or they just won't match. Generally, (and it depends on the manufacturer) LED's last anywhere from as few as 10,000 hours to over 50-60,000 hours. But, like you, I have replaced LED's in signs that were only a year or two old. Lot's of factors, especially in signs, lead to them failing prematurely such as moisture in the air (even though they are sealed) shorts, overloading, etc. Thanks for watching!