JHZR2
Staff member
This time for 4’ T12 bulbs that are in old fixtures in my basement. They were there when we moved in >16 years ago. Basement is about 60F.
Fixture 1 - always has worked, very reliable. Haven’t used it in a while, turned it on. Bulbs glowed orange, started to operate, but were “crackly”. Like they were making noise and dropping off for a split second. Turned the whole thing off, then back on again and all was well. Burned proper and bright. Is this a sign of issues?
Fixture 2 - primary question. Stopped working a few months back. Didn’t matter much because of other lights in the basement. But I like the location and want to fix it. One of the two bulbs glows red like it’s trying to start, the other doesn’t do anything. They don’t come on. I assume the ballast is bad? I don’t think there is any starter.
Made when we actually made things.
I don’t see a sign of a starter in the circuit. What I see are ballasts that seem to want ten wires not eight.
Is there any reason not to retrofit it like this to ten wire?
How do I pull the wires out of these end fittings? Do they just “yank out”? These are quite old and I don’t want to break them.
Fixture 1 - always has worked, very reliable. Haven’t used it in a while, turned it on. Bulbs glowed orange, started to operate, but were “crackly”. Like they were making noise and dropping off for a split second. Turned the whole thing off, then back on again and all was well. Burned proper and bright. Is this a sign of issues?
Fixture 2 - primary question. Stopped working a few months back. Didn’t matter much because of other lights in the basement. But I like the location and want to fix it. One of the two bulbs glows red like it’s trying to start, the other doesn’t do anything. They don’t come on. I assume the ballast is bad? I don’t think there is any starter.
Made when we actually made things.
I don’t see a sign of a starter in the circuit. What I see are ballasts that seem to want ten wires not eight.
Is there any reason not to retrofit it like this to ten wire?
How do I pull the wires out of these end fittings? Do they just “yank out”? These are quite old and I don’t want to break them.