Got these today at the recycling centre, along with a failed battery backup, some electrical boxes, an old ceramic keyless socket, 2 outlets, and the installation CD of both Windows 98 and Windows ME xD.
Nice saves!
I woulda deff grabbed them fluorescents too (then cleaned them up, and if they had it gotten rid of the "circuit interrupting" lampholders)
along with the Win 98 & ME CD's (I actually still use 98 almost daily .. and coulda made use of that ME CD earlier this year LOL)
The battery backup I woulda automatically assumed was dead and left it...
How come rapid start ballasts always say to use "disconnect lamp holders" or "circut interrupting" ones? Why would you get rid of them? nice saves btw.
Its meant as a 'safety' thing - so when you remove the lamp, it cuts power to the ballast.
Some of them are junk and don't make very good contact (especially after multiple lamp inserts/removals) so I kinda just make a point to change (or disable) them
I've only seen them specified on residential single LPF F20 and F40 RS ballasts...the HPF single lamp and all double lamp ballasts don't have them. Well aside from slimline ballasts but it kinda makes sense for those since they're instant start.
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I woulda deff grabbed them fluorescents too
along with the Win 98 & ME CD's (I actually still use 98 almost daily .. and coulda made use of that ME CD earlier this year LOL)
The battery backup I woulda automatically assumed was dead and left it...
Some of them are junk and don't make very good contact (especially after multiple lamp inserts/removals) so I kinda just make a point to change (or disable) them
Yep (magnetic) slimline's have a similar type of thing...never had a problem with the lampholders on those