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Fluorescent lights from places like Home Depot look good and seem like a real bargain but the ballasts inside don't last. The lights come with a warra...
The materials you need are The new ballast. I have chosen is Advance REL -2P32-SC because I found it cheap on ebay. I am using 2 32watt T8 tubes per f...
These ballasts burn out all the time. I got tired of constantly replacing the fixtures, so I decided to replace the ballasts with high quality ones. I...
First of all unplug the light. Then remove the fluorescent tubes and the shade exposing the ballast and wires.
Cut all of the wires close to the ballast. The blue disk you can see in this picture is an MOV I installed to try and protect the old ballast. It did...
Remove the dead ballast and install the new one. The new ballast didn't fit the original mounting hole so I used a pointed sheet metal screw. I didn't...
One end of the light may have a wire joining the two sockets together. This wire is usually yellow. All of the wires on this end will need to be joine...
On the other end of the fixture one socket is wired with blue wires and the other socket is wired with red wires. Both red socket wires need to be con...
Complete the wiring by connecting the black wires together and white wires together. The replacement ballast doesn't use a ground wire, but there shou...
Reinstall the shade, plug in the light and try it out.The result is you now have a light that is very efficient, it will work in cold weather, the tub...
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There is a problem and I am looking for solution. Maybe You can help me. :)
Description of situation:
Few days ago the electronic Ballast for 15W fluorescent T8 lamp has been burned out. I checked that 2 resistors were broken. Possible reason – during assembling of the unit the solder has got inside and after years has made the short circuit. I am not very qualified electrician and therefore I am looking for help – what exact type of resistors I must get to replace. There are no marks stayed on broken ones. I have other 15W fluorescent T8 lamp with the similar working ballast, but, unfortunately, they are not identical.
There are attached photos of broken scheme and of similar, good one, maybe it help You. My great necessity is to get know – what exact type of resistors I must take to replace.
Being thankful, waiting for response, Very, very sincerely,
Viesis2000