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

Former Community Member
Former Community Member
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

BB



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  • Former Community Member
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    Hello everyone and a very belated update on this topic.


    The answer was....be patient! 


    I rewired a very old and dodgy junction box in the loft above this light and lo and behold when I emerged covered in 100+ year old dust and switched back on, the light was on!! I was getting 240V before, but I think both the client and I didn't wait long enough in between switching the bloody thing on and switching it off, thinking 'its not working'


    Everyone happy. 


    Thanks for your answers though, they were really helpful for future reference

    BB


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  • Former Community Member
    0 Former Community Member
    Hello everyone and a very belated update on this topic.


    The answer was....be patient! 


    I rewired a very old and dodgy junction box in the loft above this light and lo and behold when I emerged covered in 100+ year old dust and switched back on, the light was on!! I was getting 240V before, but I think both the client and I didn't wait long enough in between switching the bloody thing on and switching it off, thinking 'its not working'


    Everyone happy. 


    Thanks for your answers though, they were really helpful for future reference

    BB


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