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  1. 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
  2. J

    multiwatt ballast wiring

    Hope you can help I'm trying to change the ballast on a 2x 26w fitting and the ballast i got from the wholesaler is a osram quicktronic multiwatt qtp-m and has 6 holes to terminate my wires yet the old one has 7 on the drawing the extra wire would normally connect between port 23 and 24 has...
  3. T

    LPS Ballast.

    Hey guys, quick question. i've just bought a new house, and its got an old LPS light on the side of the garage lighting up the garden. Now, in my vanstock,i've got a couple of HPS lamps, some with internal starters, some without. Now, apart from changing lamps, i've not really had much...
  4. S

    2d lighting ballast

    Im looking for a 38w 2d light electronic ballast. Would normal transformers work with these 2d lamps or do i have to use the proper ballast for them. Does a electronic ballast need a starter or is it just the ballast and lamp holder. Would this ballast be ok for a 38w 2d fitting. 3AAA 2D 38W...
  5. D

    Can anybody help me with wiring my ELT 250W ballast and ignitor?

    Hi there,I have a question for anyone who can help... I have tried wiring up my ballast and ignitor and am wondering if i have done it correctly, I have drawn a quick diagram to show how i have done it and the manufacturers wiring diagrams at the bottom of this post. I brought my ELT 250w...
  6. T

    wiring up 250w sodium light ballast

    Hi there, I have a question for those who know! This is my first post but I do plan on sharing my knowledge where I can as this looks like a great forum. I am wiring up a 250w ballast to run a 250w high pressure sodium bulb. I have a 400w ballast at the moment and am planning on salvaging some...
  7. B

    which ballast

    Hello Perhaps you fellas can help me. I've been asked to go and have a look at a job where i am told the ballast on a fluorescent fitting has gone. The old ballast says Arlen EFA HF136 which after a bit of web browsing I found to be a 36w ballast with various other dimensions etc. Can...
  8. C

    Florescent ballast issue?

    Hi all, I'm having trouble with my walk-in commercial display freezer. The freezer has 8 glass display doors, with two florescent tubes on each side of the doors for a total of 9 tubes. The freezer is new approximately 6 months old. Two days ago we came in and the 7th and 8th florescent tubes...
  9. M

    how to find out which part of fluerescent light anit working

    im doing lighting maintenance in a school with loads of flu lights, i know the basics, dead starter or tube, how do i know if ballast r capacitor is faulty, tanx:mad:
  10. L

    Ballast wiring strip light problem, help needed please!

    Hi, Im new to this forum today, Im not an electrician but was given some advice from an electrician yesterday which has since proven to be wrong, but I urgently need some advice please! I have a fish tank with a 120cm strip light, basically the old ballast is broken, I yesterday purchased...
  11. A

    How to test a faulty ballast????

    How do I test a faulty ballast on a fluorescent light fitting? Many thanks in advance.
  12. A

    Volt drop

    Got an interesting problem today, got a call out to some lights flickering on and off intermitantly we turn up have a look and they are all ok then they all turn of and take ages to strike back up (switch start flouresents) so i think supply problem check the voltage and yep 202v trace it...
  13. W

    Rewiring Lighting Ballast

    Disclaimer: The most advanced electrical work I've ever done was to modify a 12V adapter to work as a power supply for a 120mm computer fan! In other words, I'm not an electrician, and I apologize if the following questions are inappropriately stupid... With that out of the way, I recently...
  14. S

    2 pin ballast (choke) wiring

    I have 400W Metal Halide bulb, Igniter and a 2 pin ballast, Can someone explain how the wiring should be done done in order to start the bulb. Thanks

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