Re: Ballast Mounting « Reply #15 on: April 15, 2025, 12:25:02 AM » Author: xmaslightguy
Nice. Looking forward to seeing it when complete.
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	Re: Ballast Mounting « Reply #16 on: April 15, 2025, 04:37:19 AM » Author: suzukir122
@xmaslightguy, I'll probably end up uploading the pics and video anyways, even though everything is still incomplete. (I still need more Cordmate II's, and I still need to replace that "40w only" PCB containing ballast, even though that ballast, (as well as all the ballasts running F30T12 lamps) is running those F30T12 lamps very nicely. I've got another ballast on the way to replace it.) Originally, I would wait and upload pics and video later on, (with the furniture and large screen TV's included) but it will take me months to get furniture and TV's as of now. lol
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	Re: Ballast Mounting « Reply #17 on: April 16, 2025, 01:54:10 AM » Author: xmaslightguy
Yeah best to replace that old 40w only ballast. It might do just fine, but not worth risking since no way of knowing for sure. Personally I'd honestly recommend against showing things like large screen TVs anyway.
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	Re: Ballast Mounting « Reply #18 on: April 16, 2025, 10:01:09 PM » Author: suzukir122
I'm keeping that fixture off (which means I'll have to keep the other two fixtures next to it off as well, since they're on the same power supply) until I receive the ballast I ordered a couple days ago. I'll have to go through the process of installing a ballast, yet again. The reason why I'm keeping that fixture off: my fear of the ballast overheating, as well as the PCB's. I really don't want to take any risk of PCB floating in the air, even if that isn't much of a danger. That ballast, as well as the other one I have, are both ballasts I probably will not be keeping... even though that ballast seems to work really nicely, I don't even want to use it with 40w lamps. lol
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3. Severe Thunderstorms of all kinds
4. Food and drinks. So gimme them bbq ribs
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