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Fluorescent Light question, « on: June 29, 2020, 06:03:47 AM » Author: LINKS
I have a twin 3ft tube Fluorescent street light from the 60s It has the super heavy ballast transformer, will that work ok with modern tubes? Someone was saying it’s a fire hazard.
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Re: Fluorescent Light question, « Reply #1 on: June 29, 2020, 06:26:06 AM » Author: Oliver
As long as it's the same wattage that the ballast specifies, I don't see a problem.
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Re: Fluorescent Light question, « Reply #2 on: June 29, 2020, 06:54:43 AM » Author: sol
If the wiring or connection points are failing, then you might have a hazard.

If you run it for several hours and then measure the temperature of the components, you'll get to see if it heats up too much or not.
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Re: Fluorescent Light question, « Reply #3 on: June 29, 2020, 02:32:33 PM » Author: Ash
Any equipment can fail. It must be built in a way that safely contains the fault - A streetlight does this if it is run with all required covers in place
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