Installation Guide
LED tubes provide the fastest and simplest way to convert existing luminaires
to LED technology. The installation is 100% safe and totally unproblematic,
due to lamp-for-lamp replacement.
Use our quick guides below for instant guidance on how to install
a LED tube on which existing ballast.
Choose the correct installation guide according
to the ballast type below.
Which type of LED tube do you need?
or
T8
Quick installation guide
Philips LED tubes
T8 T5
Does your luminaire have a starter?
Yes No
1. Turn off power supply 2. Remove lamp
4. Install LED starter 5. Install LED tube (T8;
EM/Mains or UN)
with light opening
facing downwards
3. Remove starter
6. Turn on power supply
Installation instructions for
Electro-magnetic Ballast (EM)
1. Check HF electronic
ballast version
2. Verify HF electronic
ballast compatibility
4. Remove lamp 5. Install LED tube
(InstantFit HF or UN)
with light opening
facing downwards
3. Turn off power supply
6. Turn on power supply
or find it on
philips.com/ledtube
Once ballast
compatibility
is confirmed
Installation instructions for
High-frequency Electronic Ballast (HF)
T8 T5
1.
Turn off power supply 2. Remove lamp 3. Remove cover to
expose ballast
T8 T5
Installation instructions for
direct mains connection
6. LED tube (T8 or T5;
EM/Mains, Mains
or UN)
7. Turn on power
supply
5a. Applicable for T8 EM/Mains,
T8 UN and T5 Mains
5b. Applicable for T8 EM/Mains
4. Cut wires and remove
ballast
There’s a Philips LED tube for every application
Simplicity and ultra-efficiency make Philips LED tubes the quickest and
easiest way to upgrade to LED for immediate energy savings over a long
and reliable lifetime.
Finding the right LED tubes for different plans, needs and budgets is easy
with the extensive Philips portfolio. It ensures that you always have a quality
solution at the price you want.
philips.com/ledtube
Pro tip for choosing a Philips LED tube:
Watch out for the rings!
One ring: EM/Mains
(Electro-magnetic ballast
or direct mains)
Two rings: HF
(High-frequency
Electronic ballast)
Three rings: UN
(Universal)
T8 T8 T8
No ring/one ring: Mains
(Electro-magnetic
ballast or direct mains)
T5
Two rings: HF
(High-frequency
Electronic ballast)
T5
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