Just changed some of the fluorescent to LED, running cold and bright. No more flickering.

One of the plastic fitting broke so I went to get a new one, apparently when I ask for LED fitting, they sell those without starter slot, which is not compatible with Philips LED.

This is what 'led fitting' looks like:
L---------N

This is what philips led fitting looks like
L---------
N--------

Any good brands recommendation for those with 'LED fitting'? All I see in this post are philips 20w super bright.

I personally don't like the Philips wiring, when I want to go LED, I will get rid of ballast and starter, and fittings all together due to old plastics may break easily.

I also like the simpler design... LED with dummy starter, I don't like the idea. Can any electrician comment on this? Are there any benefits doing one side powering other than compatibility reasons?

I will never want to go back to traditional ones anymore.. no more flickering on start, flicking in use, also much colder and saves power. Fun thing I know is that the one I replaced comes with Philips starter from Holland which is very durable.

Just went Puchong TK light. What they recommend is:

1. if you don't need fancy well known brands, use two side wiring
2. if only use well known brands like philips, use one side wiring.

Bought one 20W philips for testing, cant see the difference with naked eyes. I didnt bypass the ballast so sometimes the led will flick quickly then turns on.

Other than philips, every shop sells different brand for two side wiring tubes Can try FSL since ikea sells them, should be relatively reliable.
Japanese quality are no longer reliable like last time, since their production line is everywhere now, instead of japan only
china brands are getting better since they really care about their brand name now, and they mostly manufactured in their own country & factory.

This post has been edited by NoobHacker: May 21 2019, 01:22 PM