Amp draw of 8' T8 strip light

[david a graham]

Does anyone know the ~ amp draw of an 8' strip light using 4-T8 bulbs?

[Leo Graywacz]

236 Watts, 2 amps.



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Wattage. Most 4-foot T12 lamps draw 40 watts. So-called "energy-saver" 4-foot T12s typically draw 34 watts, but they also put out less light than their 40-watt counterparts and have a number of limitations. The more efficient 4-foot T8 lamps typically draw 32 watts each and produce nearly as much light as the 40-watt T12s. Among 8-foot lamps, most of the T12 varieties draw from 60 to 75 watts, and most of the 8-foot T8 lamps draw 59 watts.