Testing out the burst mode feature on my new camera. Here's the startup sequence of my American fluorescent wraparound light. The lamp that always fires up first is on the blue side of the ballast. Lamps are some Premium Life Xtrabright T10 I found at Restore while the ballast is a Advance Mark III.
Ever notice that the .73 amp ballasts have WAY more startup flicker when used with 40w lamps than .8 amp ones? My Sears shoplight has hardly any flicker but drives the tubes nice and brightly.
My stupid RS shoplite flickers the lamps after start up almost like the lamps are mercury starved. The lamps work fine on the preheat shoplite and the GE’s I use in the preheater work fine in the RS one so I think I’ll switch them…
That's what a planned. Don't worry, i won't get rid of the shoplite! I may leave it at my parents' house when i move out though. If i do, i'll install a T8 ballast and leave the fixture up. The preheat single lamp shoplite is coming with me no questions asked. BTW, I'm now using Google Chrome, since apparently it was already installed on my laptop. Still getting used to it though... At least the stuipd popup window issue is fixed.
Yeah, even though I am a MAC user I usually use Chrome and have it set as my default browser.
Personally I'd take the RS shoplight with you but it's totally up to you...
Ehh since I'd be getting so many other vintage fluorescents I may not have room for all of them. That shoplite would be the "least interesting" from the bunch so I'd heave it behind. I'd want the ballast though since it's vintage. It could be given to a member here or saved as a spare if any other ballasts go bad. I'm hoping to find another "uninteresting" light to hang in the laundry room when i move out to replace the preheater since i'm taking that thing to the grave with me.
I don't blame you at all...
My Sears shoplight will probably go with me as will my vintage florescents, MV yardlight, MH highbays and HID lamps, as well as everything I've collected except maybe some 4' florescents that aren't super valuable if I don't have room, and other stuff that doesn't work/I don't have room to store for awhile if I have to...
As for the preheat shoplight, just replace it with an electronic IS F32T8 one. Your parents will probably like the instant-on, flicker-free operation better anyway...
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But whatever you do, don't get rid of that vintage RS shoplight!
Personally I'd take the RS shoplight with you but it's totally up to you...
My Sears shoplight will probably go with me as will my vintage florescents, MV yardlight, MH highbays and HID lamps, as well as everything I've collected except maybe some 4' florescents that aren't super valuable if I don't have room, and other stuff that doesn't work/I don't have room to store for awhile if I have to...
As for the preheat shoplight, just replace it with an electronic IS F32T8 one. Your parents will probably like the instant-on, flicker-free operation better anyway...