- Location
- Tennessee NEC:2017
- Occupation
- Semi-Retired Electrician
I have never used the required ballast disconnects when changing ballasts. I did buy some to keep on the van, however, I have a question on how to use them.
If you install them and later go back to change a ballast again, what do you do about the ballast side of the disconnect? Meaning, the disconnects are sold in pairs/two pieces.
Obviously you leave the line side on, but what do you do about the load/ballast side? Do you pull the wires out and reuse them on the new ballast, or is that one "sacrificed" and you have to put a new one on?
If the latter, I would think that would be silly since they are sold as both sides. You would have an awful lot of line sides left if you had to put on just a new load side each time.
On the ones I have I don't see a way to release the wires, you would have to pull out the wires to reuse them.
If this is a stupid question, please pretend like it's not and help me out!:ashamed::lol:
If you install them and later go back to change a ballast again, what do you do about the ballast side of the disconnect? Meaning, the disconnects are sold in pairs/two pieces.
Obviously you leave the line side on, but what do you do about the load/ballast side? Do you pull the wires out and reuse them on the new ballast, or is that one "sacrificed" and you have to put a new one on?
If the latter, I would think that would be silly since they are sold as both sides. You would have an awful lot of line sides left if you had to put on just a new load side each time.
On the ones I have I don't see a way to release the wires, you would have to pull out the wires to reuse them.
If this is a stupid question, please pretend like it's not and help me out!:ashamed::lol: