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OfflineAcaterpillar
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Ballast burning out?
    #19186116 - 11/25/13 09:49 AM (10 years, 2 months ago)

So I have this ballast for some T8 Fluorescent bulbs.
The past week now, both bulbs will turn off together at random.
At first I thought they burned out; but what's strange is that they turn back on every morning with my timer.
Then they last for a few hours till they turn off on their own again.


I figured if the bulbs burned out, they would be entirely dead.

So does this sound like a ballast dying off? I just don't wanna waste the money on buying the wrong parts to replace.


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Re: Ballast burning out? [Re: Acaterpillar]
    #19186135 - 11/25/13 09:53 AM (10 years, 2 months ago)

Sounds like the ballast to me.


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Re: Ballast burning out? [Re: Chakatron]
    #19186155 - 11/25/13 09:59 AM (10 years, 2 months ago)

You can get a new t8 fixture with bulbs for like 15 bucks at Lowes. If your current system is fucking up then I'd just get a new one :justdontknow:


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Re: Ballast burning out? [Re: Can-i-bus]
    #19186266 - 11/25/13 10:26 AM (10 years, 2 months ago)

Cool, that's a good bit cheaper than Home Depot.
It's $20 or more for just the ballast usually at Home Depot; so I'll be checking out Lowes :thumbup:


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Re: Ballast burning out? [Re: Acaterpillar]
    #19186415 - 11/25/13 11:04 AM (10 years, 2 months ago)

Definitely sounds like a ballast issue.


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