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    HELP! 2x 58w 5ft fluro fitting fault

    Ok, so I have a surface 2x58 5ft modular fluorescent fitting. Changed both tubes and starters. Each tube has their own ballast. One tube is running fine, however the other one flickers, goes on for around 20 secs then goes off...then the starter keeps on trying to fire up. When I pull the...
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    2D and pir

    do the 2d high frequency work well with pir? I know the old magnetic ballast type didn't is the lamp affected badly by the switching and short on time? thanks
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    Ballast requirement for Flat Roof PV ?? ( Help Please!!!!! )

    Hi All Could some one please advise me on how/ where can i find information on how to calculate ballast requirements for laying panels on A frames and screwing them to the ballast. I did consider screwing it straight into the roof. But I've had some of my friends who had it that way and had...
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    Is it possible to use a single phase ballast on a two phase service receiver?

    Hi guys! My pleasure to be amongst you fine folk in the UK! Sorry for the long read, but I am wanting to know if there is a way I can split my single phase ballast into feeding a neon bulb on my vehicle with two phase function. I have a 1998 Lincoln Mark VIII which has a "neon beam" running...
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    Fluorscent striplight with a dimmer

    Hello I have been asked to install some high frequency striplights in place of normal pendants but they need to be dimmable can any be just straight 240v or do they all need a seperate pair of wires from the ballast to simmer 0-10v dimmer Cheers
  6. La Poste

    I blew up a ballast

    Greetings. I was working in next doors garage and decided to remove the lamps from one of his twin 70 Watt fluorescent garage lights. I left the lights on as there are a pair of identical lights so I could see what I was doing. IE the light from the other lamp at the other side of the garage...
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    emergency ballast units

    hey all. Was wondering would anyone have or could get hold of a detailed drawing of an electronic ballast and inverter set-up for a 2x58watt fluorescent emergency light fitting? Thanks in advance
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    How to wire Ballast with Emergency Light Inverter??

    Hi there, Just after some advice on how to wire the attached drawing (apologies for kids drawing haha) http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z53/whazza22/?action=view&current=EmLight2.jpg Im trying to wire a light fitting with 2 x 70w T8 tubes. I have a ballast and a P4 Fastel Inveter. Im ok...
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    Ballast for ground mount - how do you do yours?

    We are getting crazy loadings from our SE for the ballast of our A frame mounting systems. Thats the down side of living near the coast i guess. What do you use? any recommendations for something that looks good for the customer?
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    Ground mount and flat roof ballast advice.

    We have just been given the go ahead for a ground mounted 4kWp and a 2.64kWp on a flat roof. Having not installed these types before i'm after some help/ advice. Both systems are with A frame design. Firstly the flat roof. The ballast loads for the flat roof system that the supplier has...
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    Inverter ballast help!!

    Good evening all, Has anyone had experiences with installing inverter ballasts? I am trying to install an Orbik pvr50 ballast in a flory so it will run off a 50v UPS system in the event of power loss. I rewired the unit to the wiring diagram but im not getting any power going through the...
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    Ballast wiring scheme

    Hi, I'm new here, with a question regarding installing a new instant start ballast. I live in the US. and I have fluorescent lights in my kitchen (4 tubes). The kitchen light stopped working, so I replaced the four burned-out tubes, but the light still didn't work. Someone recommended I replace...
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    LED light vs fluorescent

    I have an LED T8 tube, 1.2m, on 240VAC it draws about 80mA and should have 18W. I do have compared it with a 1.2m fluorescent T8 tube, 36W plus ballast which has on 240 VAC 400mA. The current I have measured with an AC multimeter. Means the LED light saves 5 times the power. If I compare the 18W...
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    Ballast wiring

    guys I've got a Tamsh**e fitting where I think the wiring maybe incorrect. This is a wiring diagram from Tridonic's website of the ballast.... Basically on the drawing, following the cable from terminal 9 flows through all the lamp pins until it reaches terminal 16. However my lamp, the...
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    Fluro fittings fused or not

    Hey fellas, Lighting circuit protected by 10A MCb feeding some fittings in an office. Supply 1.5mm T&E loop in through ceiling roses, flex down to suspended fitting and terminated into a choc block internal of fitting. Out of this choc block is the fittings internal wiring consisting of 0.8mm...
  16. telectrix

    fluorescent ballast problem.

    client has about 24 1200 x 600 recessed fittings in suspended ceiling ( shop ). problem is 6 are not working. it's not the tubes, there are no starters, so it's got to be the ballast units. ordered from local supplier 3 weeks ago. today they say they can't get them. each fitting has only one...
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    reactor- hpf and npf hps ballast

    IT IS POSSIBLE TO CONNECT TWO REACTOR BALLAST (Normal Power Factor or High Power Factor for High Pressure Sodium lamp) IN SERIES CONNECTION?? HOW? PLS PROVIDE ME AN SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM THNKS
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    pir-max no. of fittings

    retrofitting some pirs into existing corridoor lighting can someone tell me roughly how many 2*9watt PL fittings (standard ballast) can be safely switched via steinel 1000w pirs i figure about 6-8 switched direct cfl not the best with pir-so gonna try a small section first thanks
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    Ballast confusion....

    Morning I have Ten ballasts to install and the customer picked these up for me , but I'm not sure about these . surely there should be 3 in (L,N,E) and 4 out (to the tube)?? there only appears to be four connections in total. Prob simple for yourselves Cheers
  20. i=p/u

    ballast of flouresent fitting

    light fitting has just stopped working, ihave checked and theres still voltage present at fitting, so.... my question is how would you test a ballast and what does a ballast actually do??? thanks if your reading this instead of bed with you gf/wife/boyfriend

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