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joe_347V

[Mar 10, 2013 at 03:00 AM]

Well, I wonder what would happen if they left it like this for five years. Laughing

streetlight98

[Mar 10, 2013 at 04:17 PM]

Would the T12 ever crack like a T8? I'd imagine with a dead lamp, wouldn't the slimline ballast suffer?

GEsoftwhite100watts

[Nov 08, 2014 at 04:35 PM]

No. Once it's past the rectification stage (totally dead) it's just like a missing lamp. So a slimline that's been totally out for months/years could easily still have a good ballast. Another thing I've heard is to give it 30 minutes after putting new lamps in to let thermal cutout reset if you just removed a bad lamp.

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Gallery of Lights

Nearing EOL!

This pic is 5 years old, so it is very likely this tube is long gone! It's a Sylvania F96T12/CW/SS that was close to EOL. I don't remember if it was rectifying...