[Shop-talk] Lighting

[Randall]

> So - would I be able to install new bulbs (and ballasts, if 
> necessary) and save the expense of the new fixtures?  OR, is 
> it just not worth the effort?

Can be done, although generally you will need to change the ballast.  But
changing the ballast without taking the fixture down is a gigantic pain in
the neck (literally!) and by the time you've removed the fixture for easy
access, it might make more sense to update it anyway.

-- Randall