Now that I am on a roll with LED lighting, I am wondering about replacing fluorescent with T8 LED tubes. I see these are on sale, though quite expensive.
My question is whether it is necessary to remove (or bypass) the ballast. There is a suggestion that there are lamps that can run with the ballast but these are less efficient. There is also mention of a 'converter'. Is taking the ballast out as simple as adding a terminal block and bypassing the ballast and is it best practice to do this?
Can tubes designed to run with a ballast run without?