Hey boys,
I know we have been through this several times before, but I have a home garage
with 3 8ft dual tube fluorescent electronic ballast fixtures that I installed
and 3 8ft dual tube fluorescent magnetic ballast fixtures that were here when I
arrived. All are T12.
The old magnetic ballasts flicker so badly and are so slow to reach operating
temperature that I just do not use them.
I love the electronic ballast T12's I have and I thought that I should convert
the magnetic ballasts in the existing fixtures to electronic, but in pricing
out
ballasts, it might make more sense to swap the fixtures, but that will be much
more work in replacing the fixtures.
I also could consider switching to T8's, but I have enough T12 bulbs to last my
lifetime, so I am not leaning that way either.
My first question is if there is a good/affordable supplier of electronic
ballasts for my existing T12 fixtures?
My second question is whether it just makes more sense to switch to T8's and
new
ballasts even though I have a good stock of T12 bulbs?
Again, this is in my home garage and will not see a commercial-level of
operating hours (I wish, but I have a day job as well). :)
Thanks boys...
best,
shook
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From: David Scheidt <dmscheidt at gmail.com>
To: Brian Kennedy <kennedybc at comcast.net>
Cc: Shop Talk 'shop-talk' <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sun, January 2, 2011 7:10:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Lubricating garage door cables
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 8:23 PM, Brian Kennedy <kennedybc at comcast.net> wrote:
> I just has a pulley wear through on my garage door opener. When I bought a
> replacement and a couple of spare cables, I see they recommend lubricating the
> cables. I've never done that. Does anyone have experience with cable
> lubrication? I'm wondering if the lubricant might pick up dust and dirt on the
> exposed cable and to more harm than good. The cables run through rotating
> pulleys, so there isn't a lot of friction.
>
I don't think I've even heard of anyone lubricating their garage door
wire ropes. Typically, they're lubricated to protect the ropes, not
the sheaves of blocks. There's lots of friction inside a rope, as the
various fibers are forced to move past each other, and there are
corrosion problems with steel ropes. lubricant is typically a bunch
of oils in a solvent. Solvent allows the oil to get where it's
supposed to get, and then evaporates, leaving it there. A real
hardware store, or a farm store, or a crane supplier will have
something suitable.
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David Scheidt
dmscheidt at gmail.com
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