Ballast disconnects

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Strathead said:
thank you iWire, that is what I was confused by. Do I think it is stupid, yes. Do I want to go back and install disconnects in 200 plus fixtures and fight with the manufacturer for my labor, not really.
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I'm just curious. When you brought the power to these 200 plus fixtures, did you simply pop the quick access plate off the top of them (if most were 2x4 troffers) and wirenut to the leads that were labeled as such, or did you actually have to open the fixture, take the belly pan off, wire it in and close the fixture back up?


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jap said:
I'm just curious. When you brought the power to these 200 plus fixtures, did you simply pop the quick access plate off the top of them (if most were 2x4 troffers) and wirenut to the leads that were labeled as such, or did you actually have to open the fixture, take the belly pan off, wire it in and close the fixture back up?


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Since I am regretfully (except when my paycheck comes) a Project Manager now a days, so I am not there for the day to day. I assume, they were able to pop the little plate off the back on one of these fixture types a troffer. Another type is a surface mount wrap so they had to remove the ballast cover.
 
Strathead said:
Since I am regretfully (except when my paycheck comes) a Project Manager now a days, so I am not there for the day to day. I assume, they were able to pop the little plate off the back on one of these fixture types a troffer. Another type is a surface mount wrap so they had to remove the ballast cover.
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If I connected to the wires at the quick connect access plate, I would assume the manufacturer would have already addressed the ballast disconnects inside the fixture.

But that's just me.

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jap said:
If I connected to the wires at the quick connect access plate, I would assume the manufacturer would have already addressed the ballast disconnects inside the fixture.

But that's just me.

JAP>
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I thought my previous posts indicated... The normal fixtures have disconnects the ones with a battery don't. The manufacturer states they aren't required by code. I think they are right, but kwired doesn't and I think as a field electrician, disconnects in emergency fixtures would actually be more important.
 
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