"Lee DeRaud" wrote in message
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On Mon, 9 May 2005 22:43:30 -0500, "Todd Fatheree"
wrote:

I was in the shop a couple of days ago, when one of the fluorescent
fixtures
stopped working. It wasn't in my line of sight at the time, but I think
there was a pop and flash, followed by darkness. It's a newish fixture
with
an electronic ballast. I suspect that the ballast went kablooie, but I
don't know how to test it, if it's even possible for me to test the
output.
I'd appreciate any pointers.

Swap the tubes with another fixtu if they work there, well, it's
not like there are dozens of *other* parts that could have failed.

(Peel off the 'Lucas' label while you're at it, that's a good lad.)

Lee

The tubes are fine. I pulled the thing apart and got to thinking that
unless the pull switch is busted, there really isn't much else that can go
wrong other than the ballast.

todd