flouresecent tubes (non LED)

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are these totally obsolete now?

I have old units in my garage (4ft, 5ft, 6ft) and need new tubes for many of then (T8 fitting iirc)

Went to B&Q and Toolstation and they didn't have anything that looked right.

They had some T8 ones but they were LED. Would your 'batten' need to be a special type to take an LED tube? :dunno:
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found some of those really old 211mm things in my dads garage. told him they were that old theyd be no use. ha he insisted keeeping them
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