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Originally Posted by Argus25
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Originally Posted by paulsherwin
Are you sure you want to do this given that the existing setup is working well? Replacement fluorescent tubes aren't expensive.
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I agree entirely. The standard now vintage design fluoro tubes are amazingly good value for money, still well less than $10 here, last a couple of years often, good light output and the interference is usually pretty modest, with a typical vintage inductive ballast that is. These hardly every fail. The electronic ballasts are "hopeless and unreliable" in my opinion and other solutions with electronics, also containing electrolytic caps, even less reliable. Sometimes you just can't beat the old tech with its elegance, simplicity & reliability despite what the greens might tell you. |
Agreed regarding the ballasts, its usually the very poor quality electrolytic capacitors. They either go high ESR, or simply explode!