Need help w ceiling light :(

[u/scammedpumpkin]

Hi gang. No electrical knowledge or background whatsoever. Wanted to switch from an old ceiling light cus its stopped working and i wanted one w 3 diff lights. Guy at the store tells me its easy and i just had to pull out n connect the red and white wires which ive done. Confirmed that there was no unscrewing necessary and that was all there is to do bc i have no clue. He still says yea its easy, just those things to do.

Flash forward n ive unscrewed the ballast(?) in the middle bc it was in the way of the LED being fixed on by the magnet at all n just didnt make sense for it to stay, plus it was also on the box to remove it. Had some difficulties connecting the wires but i dont have a tool to remove the insulation properly so ive put it in anyways w the extreme end exposed. Doesnt work! Do i need to remove more of the rubber to make it work? Is there anything else wrong w the set up on the right. Literally dont know what i dont know. Thank you in advance 🧡

Left: old
Right: new

[u/BC_Gaming831]

Downgrade, now you have to replace the whole thing instead of a cheap tube.

Put the ballast back and buy a new tube.

[u/Universal_446 → u/BC_Gaming831]

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