Balasts

[r.b]

What types of ballasts are needed for old flourescent light fittings you know the bigger type ballasts? For when they do go?.i mean the newer type flourescents have high frequency ballasts in and all the wholesalers have these but what type of ballasts do you have to put in the old. Fittings?

 

[Andy™]

18w in place of an 18w, 36w in place of a 36w, 58w in place of a 58w etc etc

 

[kerching]

Well...if it was an SRS ballast then. I would fit and SRS ballast

If it was a wirewound ballast then i would fit a wirewound one

If it was one of the old split type then i would bin it as it contains carcinogenic oils, as do a lot of the old ones, particularly the 4 pin starter type

 

[steptoe]

generally I just bin them and fit a new fitting, more cost effective for me as I carry new fittings, but, I dont carry loads of different ballasts,

if its planned maintenance, then I survey and order the correct type of ballasts I need.

 

[Marvo]

If it's for the old very long T12 type fittings I doubt you'll find a replacement, they were phased out.

 

[Andy™]

other way round for me Steps, i keep spare ballsts, and swap as req'd. takes a lot less space than a new fitting in the van, takes about the same, if not less time to swap them.

 

[steptoe]

other way round for me Steps, i keep spare ballsts, and swap as req'd. takes a lot less space than a new fitting in the van, takes about the same, if not less time to swap them.

yep, but you do a lot more commercial as standard than me Andy,

most of my unplanned maintenance is domestic and they expect to see a shiney new fitting for their money, 

most of my commercial/ind is planned.

 

[Andy™]

well there is that. id rather try and get it fixed there and then rather than go order parts then go back to fit it

 

[binky]

I'm with Andy on this one, it's pretty easy to re-cable inernally if needed to suite new HF ballast.

 

[Evans Electric]

My printers have a lot of surface modular  2 lamp fittings with 58W ballasts that go fairly often .   Its cheaper to buy a basic  5ft Crompack fitting , remove the choke & sling the fitting  than to order , wait , then pay £15  for a replacement choke that the wholesaler doesn't seem to want to get  anyway .

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

If in doubt this ballast can be used....

http://www.cloburn.co.uk/commercial-products/railway-track-ballast

works a treat every time!!

:innocent

:coat

 

[steptoe]

If in doubt this ballast can be used....

http://www.cloburn.co.uk/commercial-products/railway-track-ballast

works a treat every time!!

:innocent

:coat

is that OO or HO though?

I find the N stuff just isnt big enough to cope

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

'N' gauge too small..

just blows away if you open the door or sneeze near it.

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

I have 22, 5ft unused ballasts I was just about to throw out. It was loads cheaper to buy standard twin fittings than special led blank fittings when relamping a shop recently