On 5/29/2011 11:46 AM, walter wrote:
A T8 shop light costs 17.81 at Lowes. Their cheapest 2 bulb ballast
costs 24.02

You have a better source??



$ 17.81, with a LBF ballast that fails in about a year.
All 3 of the T8 4' strips that I bought at Lowes failed.
I replaced all the ballasts with $21.00 GE electronic ballasts
that have a High Ballast Factor.