#garfield Logs

May 07 2024

08:54 PM rue_mohr: pull stuff out of truck
09:09 PM rue_mohr: pull stuff out of dryer
09:09 PM rue_mohr: go to bed early tonight
09:13 PM Tom_L: replace light fixture with led
09:18 PM rue_shop2: ugh, not for the cost
09:19 PM Tom_L: supposed to be cheaper in the end
09:19 PM Tom_L: but is it really?
09:20 PM Tom_L: i know they don't last as long as initially advertised
09:21 PM Tom_L: ok early day.. going to sleep
09:33 PM rue_shop2: na, they dont make em good enough to end up any cheaper
09:34 PM rue_shop2: stuff is out of truck
09:34 PM rue_shop2: dug out the replacement ballast
09:36 PM rue_mohr: funny thing at hospital
09:36 PM rue_mohr: :
09:36 PM rue_mohr: so, 10 years ago they upgraded the lights in half the building to LED
09:36 PM rue_mohr: well, the second driver failed about a month ago
09:37 PM rue_mohr: they are 600mA constant current in a normal ballast form factor
09:37 PM rue_mohr: The company doing the work to set up the replacement of the other half of the building, when asked, said they were THE comapny to go to for the pare parts I need
09:37 PM rue_mohr: so they forgot about it
09:38 PM rue_mohr: so we reminded them, they forgot again
09:38 PM rue_mohr: so we reminded them and they dug
09:38 PM rue_mohr: said that they did not get any proper answers from the manufacurers
09:38 PM rue_mohr: then it took a turn
09:39 PM rue_mohr: they said "but it doesn't matter" were installing a new product (blah blah blah)
09:39 PM rue_mohr: rue: no, I need PARTS for the EXISTING upgrade
09:39 PM rue_mohr: them: oh but were not sure if the new product should be 3900k or 4100k
09:39 PM rue_mohr: rue: BUT I NEED PARTS TO KEEP THE EXISTING ONES WORKING
09:40 PM rue_mohr: them: 3900k used to be the standard, but we should check, cause it might have changed
09:40 PM rue_mohr: ARRRG