Re: How do you wire flourescent light blub to a ballast? And type of ballast do I get?



In article <1164579813.929287.119760@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
mercer7 wrote:
That means I have to have a wire from all 16 bulbs then back to the
bulbs?

The ballast I saw in this picture shows no switch for the connection:
http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/infxtra/i/ballastwiringdiag.jpg

If this ballast is a trigger start ballast rated for two 15-watt bulbs,
you can use it for two 15-watt bulbs. Otherwise, do not use it.

The switch is added in series with the black wire. If you have more
than one ballast, connect the black wires together and the white wires
together.

- Don Klipstein (don@xxxxxxxxx)
.



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