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Electronic ballast is designed to limit the current which goes through an electrical circuit. This keeps the circuit from overheating or suffering other ill effects from having too much current.
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Why does your electronic ballast hum?
Electronic ballast does not hum as much as a choke. Minute hum of electronic ballast is the small inductor and capacitor producing an oscillation for high voltage generation,
Does a tube light glow without starter?
yes..if we replace magnetic ballast with electronic ballast...there is no need of starter if we use electronic ballast.
How do you test an HID lamp ignitor?
For your question, i see the ignitor means the Electronic Ballast. If you want test HID lamp electronic ballast, you can reference Lisun WT2000-HID HID Ballast Tester, this instrument is main for test HID lamp electronic ballast,
What type of a ballast do compact fluorescent lamps use?
a compact electronic ballast in the base of the lamp
How do you rewire a magnetic ballast F96T12 fixture to work with a new electronic ballast?
The end sockets have to be rewired. The schematic for the rewire is on the ballast label.
Why does magnetic ballast take more power than an electronic ballast?
Because it wastes less energy in the form of heat.
I've changed the bulbs in a 40 inch fluorescent light fixture but it still goes out. What might be wrong?
It sounds like your ballast is malfunctioning. If it is a magnetic ballast it will probably have tar protruding out of it and the ballast will be very hot. Buy a new electronic ballast. Change the wiring to the end sockets like it is shown on the electronic ballast print that can be found on its label. You will need new tubes for the new ballast. Diameter will be T-8.
Is there a special type of fluorescent light for cold conditions?
Normally its the ballast that's different. Use an electronic ballast rather than a magnetic.
What size ballast do you use for a 4 foot tube?
When the ballast is to be purchased, look at the schematic that is on the label of the ballast. There it will tell you which ballast is good for which lamps and also let you know what length of tube the ballast is good for. Most of the new electronic ballasts allow for multiple connections of different size lamps.
Is T8 and T12 fixtures same wiring configure?
The T8 tubes are usually associated to fixtures with electronic ballasts whereas T12 tubes are used in magnetic ballasts. The tubes can not be transposed because the socket wiring is different. If you are converting a magnetic ballast to an electronic ballast the wiring diagram is on the label of the ballast.
How can you find out what type of ballast you have if it has no marks on it?
ballast are either electronic or iron core induction type so at the end of the day it does not matter what type it is so long as it can handle the wattage of the tube you are trying to drive any thing will work so long as you have every thing in place that the new ballast needs,electronic types need nothing to work ballast types need a starter of some kind
Why do ballast get burned?
Heat is generated in a working ballast because of the current flowing through it. Heat is bad for any electrical/electronic device and will eventually cause it to fail.
