Fluorescent light fixture assembly with LED lighting element and converter modules

A fluorescent light fixture assembly comprising:

• a rapid start ballast configured to power a fluorescent lighting element;
• at least one LED lighting element having at least one LED array, and a first converter module and a second converter module positioned on opposite ends of the at least one LED array and between the ballast and the at least one LED array,
• wherein the first converter module is electrically connected to the ballast and is electrically connected in series to one end of the at least one LED array, and the second converter module is electrically connected in series to the ballast and is electrically connected in series to an opposite end of the at least one LED array, and wherein each of the first and second converter modules receives an AC power input from the ballast and converts the AC power input to a DC power output through rectification to power the at least one LED array, thereby allowing the LED lighting element to utilize both half cycles of an AC power supply, and wherein the first converter module comprises a first bridge rectifier and the second converter module comprises a second bridge rectifier;
• and
• wherein a plurality of resistors in parallel are positioned between the ballast and the rectifiers.