fluorescent lamp fixture retrofit for LED tubes

I removed the ballasts and finished rewiring the remaining 4 lamp fixtures in the garage so they'll work with LED tubes. (I had already done this for 2 of the fixtures a few years back.)

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This page explains the rewiring of fluorescent fixtures:
Direct Wire LED T8 Tube Lights and What You Need to Know About Sockets

Now I just need to order 8 more LED tubes and insert them. Inserting them is one of the hardest parts; it's always tricky getting the pins on both sides of the tube to go in right so that they'll twist into place.


The before-last photo also shows one of the boards I screwed into the ceiling last year, to fix the sagging drywall ceiling panels. The panels had been sagging down due to rain that occasionally leaked into the attic, before the roof was replaced.

figs. shelves. locking clips.

Fig tree has so many figs this year. Yesterday I picked 28 ripe ones, the most ever in a single day. I'm surprised the birds and squirrels haven't been taking more; I've only seen a few pecked on or chewed up so far.

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At work, we have Haworth office furniture in the cubes. It must date back to the 1980s. At my last 2 cubes, I had readjusted the shelf over my desk down 4 notches so that it would be a good height for placing the second monitor. I use the lower monitor when sitting, and the top monitor when standing. That way I can stand up when I get tired of sitting.

As we were moved again this month, I wanted to readjust the shelf in my new cube the same way. But when I tried, I couldn't get the shelf to pull free from the rails. It didn't come loose even when I removed the middle part, and tried pulling out each side panel on its own. There was a small metal clip stuck into the top notches, which seemed to be locking the panels in place. I tried pulling and twisting the clips, but wasn't able to get them out. The next day, I had the idea to push up on the bottom of the shelf while pulling on the clip with a pair of pliers. That way I got them out. Then it was fairly easy to readjust the shelf downwards.