[Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot

[Wayne]

Randall wrote:
> I'm slowly changing out the magnetic ballasts in my garage/shop, and it's
> not unusual to find discolored paint from the ballast getting hot.

What do you do with the old ones? Is there any scrap metal or recycle 
value to them?

I assumed they were just a transformer and had a good bit of copper in 
them.  But having just studied up, I'm not real sure what's in 'em:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_ballast

   -Wayne