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Rewiring my very first preheat fluorescent fixture I've made.
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This is my first 2XF20T12 preheat fixture I've made from a 4 foot wraparound cut in two parts, each halves became a preheat wraparound. The first completed fixture has been installed here and operated for almost three years before getting replaced by a bigger 4 foot decorative fixture in early 2011. The 2ft has been disconnected and left hung up with no power for months before I decided to give it a 2nd use.
One thing I did not remember when I opened the fixture for the first time since 2009, is how many splices there was in the fixture's wiring! Back in 2008 I used every kind of wire possible to make something that works. In other words this fixture was a huge mess of tiny pieces of wire spliced with a bunch of wirenuts! I wondered how this fixture worked for three years without a single problem! (Aside from lamps and starters replacement).
Here's the fixture rewired after 4 hours of work, two hours done before a power outage, and two more hours done a week later LOL. Almost all wires have been replaced, and aside from the supply cord and ballast wires, all the wiring is made with 300V TEW105 18AWG stranded wire. Starter sockets have yellow wires, connections from ballasts to lamps are made with blue wire, and neutrals are made with white wire. Everything is attached with plastic clips, and voila!
Isn't it all nice and clean? Now this fixture is ready to get back in service!
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![Rewiring my very first preheat fluorescent fixture I've made.
This is my first 2XF20T12 preheat fixture I've made from a 4 foot wraparound cut in two parts, each halves became a preheat wraparound. The first completed fixture has been installed [url=http://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-46464]here[/url] and operated for almost three years before getting replaced by a bigger 4 foot decorative fixture in early 2011. The 2ft has been disconnected and left hung up with no power for months before I decided to give it a 2nd use.
One thing I did not remember when I opened the fixture for the first time since 2009, is how many splices there was in the fixture's wiring! Back in 2008 I used every kind of wire possible to make something that works. In other words this fixture was a huge mess of tiny pieces of wire spliced with a bunch of wirenuts! I wondered how this fixture worked for three years without a single problem! (Aside from lamps and starters replacement).
Here's the fixture rewired after 4 hours of work, two hours done before a power outage, and two more hours done a week later LOL. Almost all wires have been replaced, and aside from the supply cord and ballast wires, all the wiring is made with 300V TEW105 18AWG stranded wire. Starter sockets have yellow wires, connections from ballasts to lamps are made with blue wire, and neutrals are made with white wire. Everything is attached with plastic clips, and voila!
Isn't it all nice and clean? Now this fixture is ready to get back in service!
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Rewiring my very first preheat fluorescent fixture I've made.
This is my first 2XF20T12 preheat fixture I've made from a 4 foot wraparound cut in two parts, each halves became a preheat wraparound. The first completed fixture has been installed [url=http://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-46464]here[/url] and operated for almost three years before getting replaced by a bigger 4 foot decorative fixture in early 2011. The 2ft has been disconnected and left hung up with no power for months before I decided to give it a 2nd use.
One thing I did not remember when I opened the fixture for the first time since 2009, is how many splices there was in the fixture's wiring! Back in 2008 I used every kind of wire possible to make something that works. In other words this fixture was a huge mess of tiny pieces of wire spliced with a bunch of wirenuts! I wondered how this fixture worked for three years without a single problem! (Aside from lamps and starters replacement).
Here's the fixture rewired after 4 hours of work, two hours done before a power outage, and two more hours done a week later LOL. Almost all wires have been replaced, and aside from the supply cord and ballast wires, all the wiring is made with 300V TEW105 18AWG stranded wire. Starter sockets have yellow wires, connections from ballasts to lamps are made with blue wire, and neutrals are made with white wire. Everything is attached with plastic clips, and voila!
Isn't it all nice and clean? Now this fixture is ready to get back in service!
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