2 Wire Ballast

Variety of 2 lamp t12 ballast wiring diagram.

2 wire ballast. Not recommended for dimming or energy saving lamp applications consult factory for additional information. I have indeed connected the two blue on the right side of the ballast with the two blue on the right side of the lamp as well as the two red with the two red. Ballast quantity and location may differ from that shown based on type and availability. Standard whip length is 9 11 option available.

New electronic ballast use red wires for common rather than yell. 1 turn off the circuit breaker supplying power to. This way the heavy weight of the ballast won t be hanging down possibly loosening up some of the wired connections. No yellow wires on new ballast.

How to wire a t8 ballast. Wire colors for individual and common connections on fluorescent ballasts will vary depending on ballast type brand and the number of lamps they support. A wiring diagram is a simplified standard photographic depiction of an electrical circuit. A ballast is an electronic device that regulates the current required to illuminate a fluorescent tube.

Mount the ballast inside the mounting bracket first then hook up the wires. 1 4 lamp ballasts t8 1 2 lamp ballasts t5 t5ho 3 lamps 4 lamps 2 lamps 2 lamps 3 lamps notes. As seen below connecting the 4 lamp parallel ballast to the four lamps can be a bit confusing. Ballasts have certain colors for individual wires to lampholders and other colors for common wires to holders.

T8 ballasts are designed to work together with t8 bulbs which are. Light fixtures with two ballasts. A 4 lamp fixture with two series ballasts can be replaced with a 4 lamp parallel ballast. Or if you wire something up wrong you can re cut and rewire because you still have plenty of ballast wire to work with.

How to replace ballast when wires do not match what you had. It reveals the components of the circuit as streamlined shapes and also the power and also signal connections between the devices. 4 6 out of 5 stars 167. 2 from the left side there is one red one blue and one yellow wire that are not reflected in the diagram below.

The ballast has a hot and neutral wire at one end to receive power and two blue wires a red one at the other end to supply power to the lights.