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Overheated ballast dangerous ?

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  • 26-02-2017 12:11pm
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    long_b
    Registered Users Posts: 4,945 ✭✭✭


    I've fluorescent light fixture with 2 x 5ft bulbs.

    It's got two separate ballast - looks like one of them has been overheating as there's light brown heat marks showing on the main metal piece of the casing.

    If I don't put a bulb in the socket that's using that overheated ballast is it safe enough to leave the ballast in place or does the ballast take a load regardless of whether there's a bulb in the socket or not ?


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    Andrea B.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,926 ✭✭✭Andrea B.


    long_b wrote: »
    I've fluorescent light fixture with 2 x 5ft bulbs.

    It's got two separate ballast - looks like one of them has been overheating as there's light brown heat marks showing on the main metal piece of the casing.

    If I don't put a bulb in the socket that's using that overheated ballast is it safe enough to leave the ballast in place or does the ballast take a load regardless of whether there's a bulb in the socket or not ?

    Hi. There is no load on ballast with lamp out.


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