This month I need to fulfill the promise I made about explaining what all we did with electronic ballast technology in India, thousands of years ago (or so it seems). The most common (and commercially ...

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 ...

Available in versions driving single or dual 13-, 18-, or 26-W CFLs or a single 32- or 42-W CFL, SmartMate electronic ballasts come in dual-entry, bottom, and side-lead configurations for increased ...

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 ...

Darnell Group projects that unit sales for electronic ballasts will grow at an average annual rate of 12.1% from 2005 to 2010. A marketing report released by the Darnell Group projects that unit sales ...

Considering the type and quantity of loads placed into most facilities, one fact becomes clear: The lighting system is one of the most pervasive of the electrical loads. Lighting can create localized ...

To comply with new laws on reducing energy usage, fluorescent and HID lighting systems — both examples of arc discharge lamps — have become more complex and varied in their performance. To understand ...