tangerinegreen555
Well-Known Member
I pretended I was an electrician and changed this 1959 12" base flouro fixture today. The 1959 ballast behind it had to weigh 4 or 5 lbs. Lol.
still worked but the tiny exposed corner has bothered me for decades.
I'm certain I'm the only one who noticed it.
I discovered that the 1959 marlite ceiling is the 3rd ceiling. House was built in 1939, they changed it a lot the 1st twenty years. I didn't change any of the marlite ceilings during last year's remodeling, I
wanted to leave some things there that my dad put up, and that old marlite wears like iron.
Replaced with a 15" flushmount LED. Says 45 years or 50,000 hours and it's light as a feather and equally bright.
It's kinda big but I love maintenance free LED lighting and I needed another 1.5" to cover the old hole.
It is bright. $40 upgrade, says it will save $863 on side of box. It saves me from changing bulbs on a ladder, that's guaranteed.
My neighbor wanted the old lights for his garage so I gave them to him. Glad he can use them, they definitely have that '50's look and they are bright.
![20255.jpeg](/data/attachments/3101/3101875-1aebac51e98077f12061ba0ad7305c4f.jpg)
still worked but the tiny exposed corner has bothered me for decades.
![20255-1.jpg](/data/attachments/3101/3101880-17dfd6f61eb57cdd3fa9bb7665b457aa.jpg)
I'm certain I'm the only one who noticed it.
![0828171225.jpg](/data/attachments/3101/3101881-3c606b2ba7644904005b73a37f0e6dcf.jpg)
I discovered that the 1959 marlite ceiling is the 3rd ceiling. House was built in 1939, they changed it a lot the 1st twenty years. I didn't change any of the marlite ceilings during last year's remodeling, I
wanted to leave some things there that my dad put up, and that old marlite wears like iron.
Replaced with a 15" flushmount LED. Says 45 years or 50,000 hours and it's light as a feather and equally bright.
![0828171412.jpg](/data/attachments/3101/3101888-7fa9fb72f5150924ced61cbec5f332e2.jpg)
It's kinda big but I love maintenance free LED lighting and I needed another 1.5" to cover the old hole.
![0828171412a.jpg](/data/attachments/3101/3101889-95029902f28e6991e05e2ada9d25399f.jpg)
It is bright. $40 upgrade, says it will save $863 on side of box. It saves me from changing bulbs on a ladder, that's guaranteed.
My neighbor wanted the old lights for his garage so I gave them to him. Glad he can use them, they definitely have that '50's look and they are bright.