On 11/2/2016 10:25 AM, Andy Burns wrote:
Bill Moinihan wrote:

My ballast is so old, that it's made in the United States (NJ in fact).
Apparently there is no repair; it can only be replaced, but it can't be
found, so it has to be replaced with a different ballast, which may
have to
be T8 because they may no longer even sell T12 ballasts.

I understand that due to the 110/230 voltage differences, fluorescent
tubes and their ballasts are wired differently on each side of the
Atlantic, but over here converting a fluorescent fitting to LEDs usually
involves removing the ballast and starter, is that not the case over there?



When LEDs were first available as replacements for tubed fluorescent,
they had to be direct wired (removal of ballasts). Now they've made LEDs
to use the existing ballasts as it's driver. Though, that could still
differ based on geographic location.