Ebay has zillions of the T8 electronic ballasts in the $10 range, but
virtually no T12HO ballasts, and they are about $50. :-(
I guess if and when
any of my T12HO lights die, I replace them with T8...
Doug
--- On Fri,
1/29/10, Pat Horne <pat@hornesystemstx.com> wrote:
> From: Pat Horne
<pat@hornesystemstx.com>
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Lighting
> To: "Doug
Braun" <doug@dougbraun.com>
> Cc: "Shop-Talk List" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
> Date: Friday, January 29, 2010, 9:54 AM
> Check on ebay for electronic
>
ballasts. I've bought some there for T8
> 3-48" fixtures for less than half
the price ($10) I
> pay for ballasts at
> Home Depot ($26).
>
> Peace,
>
Pat
>
> Thusly spake Doug Braun, On 1/29/2010 8:30 AM:
> > It's probably hard
to find new electronic ballasts for
> less than the price of new fixtures.
> >
> > A while back I was wondering if I could upgrade my 96"
> T12 HO fixtures
to use electronic ballasts, because the
> stock ones get awfully warm. But
electronic ballasts of the
> required size were more expensive than the
original
> fixtures.
> >
> > I have a 48" 2-bulb T8 fixture in my basement,
and it
> works great. I never realized why until I read all
> these posts in
the last couple of days. If I were
> installing new lighting in my garage
today, I would have
> bought several of those.
> >
> > BTW, the original
garage lighting was two 100-watt
> bare incandescent bulbs. I was amazed that
the
> previous owners put up with that for 30+ years...
> >
> > Doug
> >
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