Lighting Components - CGE Gold Label 2X F40 Ballast

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Company and Date Manufactured:	Canadian General Electric, April 1973
Model Number:	17A240T
Wattage:	2 X 30/40w
Lamp Type:	Fluorescent
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TiCoune66

[Jan 07, 2011 at 11:27 PM]

Nice! So when will you ship that one to me? Laughing

J/K, I'm sure you prefer keeping this amazing NOS ballast LOL.

joe_347V

[Jan 08, 2011 at 12:12 AM]

Thanks, I'll ship it to you but you have to give me the Gull in return Laughing

Interestingly, this strip light is the same brand as the one my older single lamp CGE ballast came from.

TiCoune66

[Jan 08, 2011 at 12:34 AM]

Alright, I'll pack the Gull, if I can catch him XD

J/K LOL

EDIT: I would have a question for you concerning that ballast. Is it a series or parallel ballast?

joe_347V

[Jan 08, 2011 at 11:35 PM]

I tested it today, and it's series like my other two lamp RS ballasts.

The fixture it came from is pretty well made too the metal's a lot thicker and the lampholders are nice GE ones.

I wonder how long this fixture would last if it was put in service today. Very Happy

EDIT: I tested it for 45 mins this time and I found that this CGE ballast is pretty nice, it's quieter than some of my new Advances and runs pretty cool too.

don

[Jan 12, 2011 at 04:25 PM]

Interesting that this is also rated for two 30w lamps as well. I don't see that very often, though I had seen some newer Advances like that. I wonder if these still run 40w at full power...or at least around 380 ma or so.

GEsoftwhite100watts

[Nov 28, 2013 at 08:55 PM]

Is this essentially a GE Bonusline?

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Gallery of Lights

CGE Gold Label 2X F40 Ballast

Another Restore find, here's a CGE gold label 2x F40 ballast that I got with a NOS fluorescent striplight from April 1973. It's the same one as this one is Vince's collection.