BajaNomad

Technical question regarding ballast for lamps

Santiago - 11-24-2012 at 10:43 AM

This lamp will end up on the grid in Baja so I guess from that point of view, it's Baja related.
We have a two-bulb Circline (6.5" and 8" round) lamp, 20 and 22 watts whose ballast has died. The old ballast has two 4-pin connectors, clearly marked for the 20 and 22 watt bulbs. However, I can no longer find this size ballast. The smallest I can find is 22 and 30 watt and have got very conflicting info on if using the larger ballast is OK. Some 'electricians' say never oversize while others say never undersize.
I suspect some of you rather enjoy indoor gardening and may have practical experience with this.

Why not just buy a whole new fixture?

durrelllrobert - 11-24-2012 at 11:12 AM

This guy says he bought the 22/32 W fixture at Lowe's for $21:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h3C66ptnbY

BajaBruno - 11-24-2012 at 11:51 AM

Is this your ballast?

http://www.lightexports.com/servlet/the-2935/Fluorescent-Bal...

durrelllrobert - 11-24-2012 at 11:55 AM

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Originally posted by BajaBruno
Is this your ballast?

http://www.lightexports.com/servlet/the-2935/Fluorescent-Bal...
that one is for a single 22W lamp. His has 2 4 pin connectors for both a 20W and a 22W.

Osprey - 11-24-2012 at 03:01 PM

Not familiar with the term so I looked it up. Ballast goes in the very bottom of the boat so it's bound to get wet and I think that'll be the end of it. Don't worry about it. when it no longer works it will finally be serving the right purpose. Same thing when escalators become stairs.

DavidT - 11-24-2012 at 11:51 PM

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Originally posted by Osprey
Same thing when escalators become stairs.


http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/escalator-temporarily-stairs.-s...