curmudgeon wrote:
It has nothing to do with the lamps....its the ballast that doesn't like
cold. Change to a fixture with electronic ballast and T-8 lamps.



Since a traditional magnetic ballast is is just a transformer/inductor,
I'd like to hear why you believe that cold affects their performance.

Jeff

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