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fluorescent ballast question
Hi,
I have some troffers in my basement that I got off Craigslist; I'm very happy with them (they look much better than the previous shop lights screwed to the joists with lighting panels in the drop ceiling below them...) however one had a loud ballast in it. I pulled it apart today to replace the loud ballast and found that the other ballast was very hot - hot enough that you can only comfortably rest your hand on it for 10 seconds or so. (I have it wired so each ballast is controlled by an individual switch, so you can have bright lighting for fine work or normal lighting for simply being downstairs.) Am I correct in ASSuming that this is not normal, and that I should procure yet another ballast? These are typical troffers like you'd find in an office with four 40W tubes and two ballasts. The tubes connected to the hot ballast light up fine and I have not noticed any unusual operation, but it simply seems too warm. thanks nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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