Q: My home is about 20 years old. My problem is with the lights in the kitchen. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. When I turn on the switch, the light flickers or just partially lights. I ...

Unplug the fixture or turn off the power at the main panel. Remove the diffuser (cover), then carefully remove the fluorescent bulbs or tubes. Remove the fluorescent ballast compartment cover to ...

Electronic ballasts used in fluorescent lighting systems can experience high failure rates, due to the fact that the ballast manufacturer may not have considered all failure mechanisms or provided ...

Some goes to a switch (thus shouldn't have collisions anyway), but in either case it all works fine -- 10mb for the hub, 100mb for the switch, no problem.<BR><BR>My working hypothesis is that it works ...

Aided by a new full-bridge controller, a popular electronic HID ballast topology manages lamp operation, while enhancing lamp safety. Tom Ribarich, Director, Lighting IC Design Center, International ...

Electronic ballasts for fluorescent lighting deliver high efficiency and long lamp lifetimes. A new and simplified control circuit demonstrates complete control of the ballast, including all necessary ...

Fluorescent lamps waiting to be recycled after an LED upgrade in a university classroom. Part 1 of this series reported on conversations with facility personnel to better understand the sluggish ...