LED Retro Fits

[Sign-Man Signs]

I have been coming across regular florescent tube signs that I would like to retro fit with LED. I've spoken to a couple of companies but not getting the results I want. Does anyone make a LED light kit for a two sided sign? I can buy all the parts but I think someone must have or sell a retrofit kit of some kind. Standard 4 x 8 cabinet is what I run into most.

 

[Moze]

There are a number of LED lamps on the market that can directly replace a fluorescent lamp. Most of the big name LED manufacturers have a version. There are even some on Amazon.

 

[J Hill Designs]

the GE solution seems nice

http://www.gelightingsolutions.com/Signage/id-1200/Tetra®_PowerStrip

 

[Hicalibersigns]

There are standard T series LED replacements. However, these can be problematic since they only output light on one side of the lamp. The GE solution seems the best approach to me, although it will require more labor than the replacement T series units.

 

[Proveer Calgary]

Us-Led tandems work well too.

 

[MikePro]

your LED/sign supplier should have the dbl-sided LED strips that fit into existing fluorescent sockets... all sizes.

otherwise, as stated above, amazon has options as well.

"Lite-Stick" is the brand my suppliers carry.

 

[Hicalibersigns]

MikePro, care to share your supplier with us. A search for Lite-Stick brings up all sorts of strange stuff. I recently had a retro job and all I could find was the one sided units. I would love to have a good source for the ones you describe.

 

[J Hill Designs]

heres one http://www.tledsystem.com/

 

[Westcoast Sign Guy]

Hmmmmm. Retrofit an old double sided monument sign composed of a 4 Ballast, T12 magnetic system to a T12 Electronic or LED?

$560 for T12's, or $12k with a GE or USLED system in materials.


What does you client want to pay?

 

[940AC]

US LED Tandem2 units.
Easy to install and single sided and double sided units.

 

[Farren]

Is there still a source for the US LED Tandem2's? I've got a 4 signs 20ft x 3ft that each have a strip out of comission.

 

[Ryze Signs]

Grimco sells ge tetra, their own in house Hanley kestrel brand, and g2gs brand.

 

[jfiscus]

I buy most of my LED supplies from SuperBrightLEDs.com. Never had any issues and the products they sell seem to be of higher quality than any other US supplier that I can find. https://www.superbrightleds.com/ind...bulbs-and-kits/led-t8-tubes-replacement-bulbs

 

[Bxtr]

We've bought the SignHero brand replacement bulbs. They are double sided and have worked well for us. Glantz has them available.
Otherwise we've gotten edge LEDs and put those around the entire frame and elimated the bulbs, the run about $4/per led, we get those from GOQ along with the transformers.

 

[Farren]

I reaaly appreciate the help on this. Great resources, I'm sure. I need to replace the individual strips. The owner has about 20 of these marquess areound his building (strip mall) and isn't gonna replace all the guts just because the occasional sign has a partial burned out module. I might have to just source the individual LED modules and rewire them onro the packs, i guess.