- 1. [Shop-talk] Shop light problems - update (score: 1)
- Author: Darrell Walker <darrellw@ipns.com>
- Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 16:00:48 -0700
- I posted a while back about some shop lights that I had that were failing. To recap, the lights would work fine, one or both of the bulbs would eventually go out (this is over months/years). Sometim
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- 2. Re: [Shop-talk] Shop light problems - update (score: 1)
- Author: Richard Beels <rbeels@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2010 01:51:13 -0400
- ballast info? Cheers! _______________________________________________ Shop-talk@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $12.96 Archive: http://www.team.net/ar
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- 3. Re: [Shop-talk] Shop light problems - update (score: 1)
- Author: Darrell Walker <darrellw@ipns.com>
- Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 07:16:34 -0700
- Since several have asked: "QTP 2X32T8/UNV ISN-SC" (which mostly is just the rating, for two 32W T8 bulbs). I got them at Home Depot. The replacements are also electronic. -Darrell ballast, together).
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- 4. Re: [Shop-talk] Shop light problems - update (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 10:55:28 -0400
- is If I remember right, the sylvania QTP ballasts won't run T12 tubes. (or won't well, at least). Not a problem if you already had t8 tubes, but annoying for retrofitting. Other than that, they're ve
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- 5. Re: [Shop-talk] Shop light problems - update (score: 1)
- Author: Pat Horne <pat@hornesystemstx.com>
- Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:54:07 -0500
- Please let us know how the ballast holds up. Over the last year I've replaced about 40 Sylvania ballasts in about 50 new fixtures. They died before the lamps did! I installed GE ballasts one at a tim
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- 6. Re: [Shop-talk] Shop light problems - update (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:08:49 -0400
- together). I missed this the first time around, but you mean there's only a blue wire and a red wire, and not four wires per tube? That's because what've you've got is an "instant start" fixture. It
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- 7. Re: [Shop-talk] Shop light problems - update (score: 1)
- Author: "Shop at \" Just Brits \"" <shop@justbrits.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:02:59 -0500
- _______________________________________________ Shop-talk@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $12.96 Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://w
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- 8. Re: [Shop-talk] Shop light problems - update (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:29:47 -0700
- I guess "pretty quickly" is a relative term ... I've got instant start T12 bulbs & (mostly) mag ballasts in my garage, and probably half the bulbs have never been changed since we moved in some 20 y
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- 9. Re: [Shop-talk] Shop light problems - update (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:39:54 -0400
- have bulbs The last time I looked at a spec sheet, there were four numbers, for 3 and 12 hour run times, using IS and RS ballasts. The IS life time was about 50% of the RS for 3 hour run time, and ab
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- 10. Re: [Shop-talk] Shop light problems - update (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:51:00 -0700
- Ok, this is the first T8 spec sheet I found. It gives only two numbers (for 3 and 12 hour run times), saying they apply for rapid start, programmed start and instant start ballasts. http://www.nam.l
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- 11. Re: [Shop-talk] Shop light problems - update (score: 1)
- Author: Darrell Walker <darrellw@ipns.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:22:19 -0700
- Thanks for the additional information regarding instant vs rapid start. I checked the new ballasts, and they are definitely marked instant start. I check the bulb packaging, and the only indication w
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- 12. Re: [Shop-talk] Shop light problems - update (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:51:58 -0400
- (for 3 http://genet.gelighting.com/LightProducts/Dispatcher?REQUEST=COMMERCIALSPECPA GE&PRODUCTCODE=25611&BreadCrumbValues=CATG,_Lamps_Linear%20Fluorescent_Straig ht%20Linear_T8&SearchFieldCode=null
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- 13. Re: [Shop-talk] Shop light problems - update (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:23:49 -0700
- Thanks, David. That link again : http://tinyurl.com/259zbyo Looks like the 'best' setup is a "programmed start" ballast, which GE claims is visually the same as "instant start" but gives the longer b
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- 14. Re: [Shop-talk] Shop light problems - update (score: 1)
- Author: "Shop at \" Just Brits \"" <shop@justbrits.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:53:29 -0500
- Can you guys BEST this subject to DEATH just a little more ?? YIKES !!! <G> _______________________________________________ Shop-talk@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested
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- 15. Re: [Shop-talk] Shop light problems - update (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:24:02 -0400
- We haven't talked about resonant starting ballasts yet! They're way cool. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Shop-talk@autox.team.net Donate: http://
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- 16. Re: [Shop-talk] Shop light problems - update (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 22:08:34 -0500
- So, digging up a years old thread, because I happened to be looking at the spec sheet for sylvania programmed start ballasts. http://assets.sylvania.com/assets/Documents/QUICKTRONIC%20QHE%20PROStart%
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- 17. Re: [Shop-talk] Shop light problems - update (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 21:37:45 -0700
- Kind of moot at this point, at least for me. I'm already starting to convert to LED, although I expect LED technology to continue to improve rapidly for several more years. Not perfect by any means,
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