The office where I work has about 40 light fixtures with 4 T8 Flourescent bulbs each. The major part of this building is used primarly for clothes and food distribution to needy. But the lights in question is in the office/meeting rooms.
About 8 lights have bad ballasts. All 40 of these 4 bulb light sets - each have dual ballasts, with each ballast driving 2 bulbs. In 4 fixtures, only one of the two ballast not working; in the other 4, both ballasts are bad.
Question: There are some single ballasts available from HD or Lowes that drive 4 40w bulb sets. Would these single 4 bulb ballasts be a suitable replacement for the dual 2 bulb ballasts in the light set?
Will there be a wiring difference to expect, or some catch that I may not be aware of until I get into it. I have replaced ballasts easily enough before, but that was in simple straight forward direct replacement situations.
If this is workable, I will also replace the sets where one of the ballasts is still working. Because this is primarily a "volunteer" operated ministry center, keepings costs down is a necessity, so I want to go with fewer ballasts and would rather do that than replace each complete light unit. I don't have the skilled manpower or the budget to replace each light unit in the hanging ceiling situation here.
Any information or guidance would be appreciated.
ONE OTHER THING: As I read some reviews, some ballasts work well and some are really lamblasted on the HD site. This tells me that there apparently different quality ballasts. I certainly need to strike a ballance between quality and affordability, but do not want to be replacing a new ballast in 6 months! Your recommendation for specific company/ballasts would also be helpful.
About 8 lights have bad ballasts. All 40 of these 4 bulb light sets - each have dual ballasts, with each ballast driving 2 bulbs. In 4 fixtures, only one of the two ballast not working; in the other 4, both ballasts are bad.
Question: There are some single ballasts available from HD or Lowes that drive 4 40w bulb sets. Would these single 4 bulb ballasts be a suitable replacement for the dual 2 bulb ballasts in the light set?
Will there be a wiring difference to expect, or some catch that I may not be aware of until I get into it. I have replaced ballasts easily enough before, but that was in simple straight forward direct replacement situations.
If this is workable, I will also replace the sets where one of the ballasts is still working. Because this is primarily a "volunteer" operated ministry center, keepings costs down is a necessity, so I want to go with fewer ballasts and would rather do that than replace each complete light unit. I don't have the skilled manpower or the budget to replace each light unit in the hanging ceiling situation here.
Any information or guidance would be appreciated.
ONE OTHER THING: As I read some reviews, some ballasts work well and some are really lamblasted on the HD site. This tells me that there apparently different quality ballasts. I certainly need to strike a ballance between quality and affordability, but do not want to be replacing a new ballast in 6 months! Your recommendation for specific company/ballasts would also be helpful.
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