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Tue, Jun 27, 06 at 15:20
| A simple (I hope) question arising out of my limited knowledge of ballasts in fluorescent light fixtures . . .
In determining the load that a fluorescent fixture contributes on a circuit, does the ballast figure in? That is, the load from 36 40W bulbs would just meet the safe "constant use" (80%) threshhold on a 15A circuit, but what about the ballasts in the fixtures? If ballasts make a contribution, where is the information to calculate it? |
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| ez, Here is the extra power consumed by the ballasts. These figures are per each bulb: Magnetic Ballast(40w) = 6.0 watts Zink |
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- Posted by jagermeister (My Page) on Wed, Jul 12, 06 at 9:08
| Also, the amps that the ballast draws is always printed on the ballast case. In the case of the HD Sunpark ballasts, it's 1.0 amp. And that's probably a maximum figure at startup. |
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