On 10/25/18 12:27 PM, wrote:
Will someone please explain overhead fluorescent lights for me. What is a ballast--- or starter or light tube? Sometimes some of them work and sometimes others may work. Are LED lites much better? Thanx for any reply Herb


Hmmm. An on topic question. What to think ...

Here are some good references:

http://edisontechcenter.org/Fluorescent.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorescent_lamp

The ballast specifically:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluore...st_electronics

I would personally go with LED. No glass tubes to shatter when
you fumble them, they are lower power, they run cool and
they last forever. Well, almost.