Reliability of Electronic Ballasts

[StarCat]

Dealing with some 4 lamp T8 Troffers installed in 2012-2013 and noting 2 failed ballasts to date.
Wondering if anyone else is having high failure rates with the new " Tek?"

 

[iwire]

Yes.

 

[StarCat]

Ok

Ok

Very good.
This helps with some analysis of the times we are living in.


Sincerely

 

[iwire]

Very good.
This helps with some analysis of the times we are living in.


Sincerely

I work in the service division of a large electrical contractor. Every building they complete we will be back to changing some ballasts before a year is up. Often we will be back to each building a number of times.

The failure rate stinks and it seems to be the same with LED drivers and electronic HID ballasts as well.

 

[StarCat]

Thanks

Thanks

Iwire, thanks for the input.
My background is in HVACR with a parallel in Electrical systems.
I have been watching solid state " Tek " for quite a while and taking note of weaknesses along the way on the HVACR end.
Also I have been watching a degradation of certain branches of engineering over the last 20 plus years.
I have had to deal with building mechanical systems, expensive ones that self destuct due to application Engineering blunders.
Its a strange and disheartening affair.