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T5 fleurescent change outhe ballast

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  • 11-01-2017 2:41pm
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    blueyedson
    Registered Users Posts: 243 ✭✭


    I want to replace a ballast as changing the bulbs has not fixed lighting and no output showing from 1 side of tridonic ballast

    The wholesalers gave me a philips tl5 ballast to replace a tridonic ballast.

    The Philips has only 6 output terminals compared to 8 on the tridonic.

    As far as I can see 2 common wires are joined together with the philips ballast, would that be correct?

    http://imageshack.com/a/img923/1691/DzR0qJ.png

    http://imageshack.com/a/img924/2995/R5AgcD.png


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    #2
    blueyedson
    Registered Users Posts: 243 ✭✭blueyedson


    Added pics with wiring diagrams


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    brightspark
    Registered Users Posts: 2,637 ✭✭✭brightspark


    Old-New
    16-1
    15-2
    14-3

    11-4
    10-5
    9-6

    Just join Old 12&13 together.

    As always be careful ensure power off etc.,some fittings have a capacitor that can give you a nasty shock too.


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    blueyedson
    Registered Users Posts: 243 ✭✭blueyedson


    thanks brighspark
    It's working grand now, joined the 2 together.


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    #5
    hkjohn
    Registered Users Posts: 379 ✭✭hkjohn


    Having been told by the local store where I bought my TL5 rings a couple of years back that they no longer stock them (so much for supporting local vs online businesses!), I went to lights ie. Trouble is the TL5 rings they sent me are about 5 cms bigger (approx 22cms from outer edge to outer edge than the 17cms ring th3ey are replacing) and have 2 x two-pin connectors (One inner edge, one outer edge) rather than 1 x inner edge four-pin inner connector.

    Anyone know if the lights ie saupplied ringts will work with the existing housings (they do fit!) or whether it's still possible to buy the older, smaller 1 x four -pin inner connector version?

    Thanks in advance for advice, etf


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