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beasleybodyshop
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I was troubleshooting a bad ballast for a 4 bank lighting unit here at work....and discovered they use orange drop caps and Panasonic metal oxides. lol.

Small world.
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darefugee
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How do they sound?
Thanks,

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darefugee wrote:How do they sound?

I've never seen/heard a fluorescent ballast that didn't hum badly. They are the bane of all single-coil pups! :wink:
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darefugee wrote:How do they sound?
Sounds fizzy.
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beasleybodyshop wrote:I was troubleshooting a bad ballast for a 4 bank lighting unit here at work....and discovered they use orange drop caps and Panasonic metal oxides. lol.
And goop!
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Gro light! :P
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Structo
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Interesting.

They put goop between the orange drops to guard against microphonics. :lol:
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