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Replacing ballast in old light fitting - advice from those that know please sought!

Former Community Member over 4 years ago

Hi everyone

Wow, it's been some time since I was here.... it's all changed! I've not been doing a huge amount of electrical work of late, although now. have a conundrum which I can't seem find out the answer to.. so of course I though of you all. Fingers crossed.

I have a client who is VERY attached to an old light fitting. Its a fluorescent. Having replaced both tubes and starters, its still not working (there is power) so I'm thinking to change the ballast. However, all the replacements seem to be HF which don't require starters. Would it work with the starters? Or would I have to rewire the light to by pass them?

No lighting supplier has proved helpful in answering my query but hopefully someone here can help me out.

many thanks

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0 Former Community Member over 4 years ago

Wow, I go away for 5 mins and there's a flurry (!) of responses.

The client wants to keep the light (its part of a bathroom cupboard) and who am I to say he can't and keep it out of landfill. He's paying after all.

I learnt my lesson long ago when I took down a hideous light fitting for a client and asked if I should put it out by the bins.... no she said, that's the one you're putting in the living room. Oops, that was me told and I now keep my opinions to myself

The tubes and starters were all correct, so I'm pretty sure it's the ballast... they are cheap, so I reckon it's worth going with one just in case.

Thanks again for all your help - it's nice to pop my head back after all this time and find that people are as helpful as ever

have a fun weekend

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0 Former Community Member over 4 years ago

Wow, I go away for 5 mins and there's a flurry (!) of responses.

The client wants to keep the light (its part of a bathroom cupboard) and who am I to say he can't and keep it out of landfill. He's paying after all.

I learnt my lesson long ago when I took down a hideous light fitting for a client and asked if I should put it out by the bins.... no she said, that's the one you're putting in the living room. Oops, that was me told and I now keep my opinions to myself

The tubes and starters were all correct, so I'm pretty sure it's the ballast... they are cheap, so I reckon it's worth going with one just in case.

Thanks again for all your help - it's nice to pop my head back after all this time and find that people are as helpful as ever

have a fun weekend

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