T8 LED Tube Light for Filming

I'm looking for a large order of T8 tubes I can place into existing fixtures for filming. The film lighting tab doesn't recommend premade tube choices. I just wanted to confirm, would you recommend the NorthLux tubes for such a use rather than the Centric Daylight ones? 

As the Northlux and Centric T8 LED Tube Lights are from the same product family, the only difference can be found in the available color temperatures. Beyond that, identical performance and output can be expected from each. 

For your installation, it might also be helpful to know that some fluorescent fixtures utilize ballasts that are not always compatible with LED technology. As such, we would recommend checking to ensure that your ballasts are compatible. If not, these lights can also be installed in ways that bypass the ballasts entirely. 

​We also have our own LED-Ready T8 LED Fixtures, which might be of interest. 

Just looking to buy now and noticed that the lights are listed as non-dimmable. Will they not dim at all or is there the possibility to dim a little depending on the power supply as is often the case with other LEDs?

We can confirm that the T8 Tube Lights and T8 LED Fixtures are not dimmable. 

When these products are provided with less input voltage than they are designed to expect, they can encounter performance issues that can damage the internal components. 

​This is different than the LED Strip Lights, which utilize a dimmer between the power supply and product, whereas in-wall dimmers adjust the voltage provided to the internal power supply of the fixture and lights.

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