Ballast Shortage
- Thread starter bigboto69
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mcclary's electrical
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- VA
Yes, a shortage of magnetic ballast:grin:
wire twister
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Just today i was asked if i would be able to supply fixtures and ballasts in time for a fast paced project. The G.C. mentioned this so called ballast shortage so i did a quick web search and can only find one website that has any info, http://www.connexiones.com/lighting-ballast-shortage . I'm still not sure I believe it.
stevenje
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- Yachats Oregon
IMHO if the ballast manufactures in China or Mexico would make a ballast that would last more that a couple of years, maybe there wouldn't be a shortage. When the lamps outlast the ballasts something is wrong.
- Location
- Massachusetts
Yes it is a fact, it is affecting both new fixture shipments and replacement ballasts.
I posted about it before.
Ballast shortages in the works
I posted about it before.
Ballast shortages in the works
Ravenvalor
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- Piedmont region of NC
My local supplier no longer sells magnetic ballasts.
Split Bolt
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- Location
- Northern Virginia
I'm not sure, but from what I've been told, the manufacturers were no longer allowed to make magnetics as of some date in '09, but they could continue to sell what was made until they run-out. They now have replacement electronic ballasts for F40 lamps for those who are dragging their feet, but it is just delaying the inevitable! Pretty soon, T12s will be history. My supplier still has some magnetics, in the oddball sizes that have been collecting dust for years! (circuline especially) The PITA is when you modernize a couple of fixtures in a building that has many fixtures! I always print a label reading "converted to electronic ballast, use only 32w T8 lamps" or something similar and stick it in an obvious location. Then I tell the maintenance guy to replace lamps with the EXACT lamps he takes out. Eventually, they will all need to be changed!
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