GE Bonus Line tar burner ballast love, anyone? « on: October 21, 2018, 08:17:52 PM » Author: RyanF40T12
Found this brand new ballast in box.  hidden in a church closet.
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	Re: GE Bonus Line love, anyone? « Reply #1 on: October 21, 2018, 08:18:43 PM » Author: RyanF40T12
yup yup yup.
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	Re: GE Bonus Line love, anyone? « Reply #2 on: October 21, 2018, 08:20:38 PM » Author: RyanF40T12
Also found this gem.  Date code says 1981.
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	Re: GE Bonus Line tar burner ballast love, anyone? « Reply #3 on: October 21, 2018, 10:55:34 PM » Author: xmaslightguy
LOL at "tar burner ballast" Cool find on that GE. Sadly they'll probably never end up using it. Never know what vintage goodies might be hiding in an old backroom or closet.
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	Re: GE Bonus Line tar burner ballast love, anyone? « Reply #4 on: October 22, 2018, 02:07:48 AM » Author: RyanF40T12
They are mine now, that building is completely T8 so they most certainly will get used!
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	Re: GE Bonus Line tar burner ballast love, anyone? « Reply #5 on: October 22, 2018, 08:59:56 AM » Author: suzukir122
Heck yeah man, I'm also a fan of GE Bonus Line on the real. Easy. And then also, you added icing to the cake with the Universal Thermo-Matic X ballast... which is another very strong HPF Rapid Start ballast I've owned. Although haven't owned the typical GE Bonus-line R.S ballast, I do own some "Cold-Temp" versions, which can operate lamps at 0 degrees, and are also 0.80 amps as well. I also own several HPF GE Bonus-line Trigger Start ballasts, for F14-F20 T12/T8 lamps, with four of them also being "Cold-temp" versions. Every single one of those ballasts are also strong, and they bring the lamps to be very nice and bright. I've also got tons of Valmont Bonus-line Trigger Start ballasts that I don't use at all. 9 of them, to be exact. Those ballasts operate exactly the same.
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	Re: GE Bonus Line tar burner ballast love, anyone? « Reply #6 on: October 22, 2018, 01:04:00 PM » Author: RyanF40T12
I might be willing to send the Bonus Line to someone on here (preferably in the USA due to shipping costs) who would like to use it as well?
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	Re: GE Bonus Line tar burner ballast love, anyone? « Reply #7 on: October 24, 2018, 12:33:37 AM » Author: xmaslightguy
Quote They are mine now, that building is completely T8 so they most certainly will get used! Cool that they let you have it. Quote I might be willing to send the Bonus Line to someone on here (preferably in the USA due to shipping costs) who would like to use it as well? Nice. I'm sure one of the guys will take you up on that. There was a time I myself woulda been totally been interested. But anymore I doubt I'd use it, it'd just end up in my boxes of ballasts...so would rather see it go to someone here who will put it to good use.
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	Re: GE Bonus Line tar burner ballast love, anyone? « Reply #8 on: October 24, 2018, 08:05:50 AM » Author: suzukir122
I'm the same way in terms of all of my ballasts. I've got 9 of mine that aren't being used, and inside a box in my car. Not proud of this at all, but I simply cannot use all of them at once.
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1. Motorcycles, Cars, Women, and Lighting (especially fluorescent)
2. Weightlifting/staying extremely athletic
3. Severe Thunderstorms of all kinds
4. Food and drinks. So gimme them bbq ribs
Lighting has ALWAYS been a passion of mine. I consider everyone on here to be a friend