How to retrofit a T12 magnetic ballasted fixture to a T8 electronic ballasted fixture.

Ira Geller shows you how to retrofit a T12 magnetic ballasted fixture to a T8 electronic ballasted fixture. Retrofitting your fixture allows you to save electricity.

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Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• retrofit
• T12
• magnetic
• ballast
• fixture
• T8
• electronic

[thegrandwazoo13]

Hey dude, you didn't shunt your sockets! I guess this is how you sell more lamps!

[GellerLightingSupply]

@thegrandwazoo13

Mr. Grand, When following the instructions on my video, it is not necessary to shunt the bi-pin sockets because one ballast wire connects to both of the wires coming out of each bi-pin socket.  This 3 wire connection automatically shunts the socket. Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching my video.

[muertemod]

He don't know anything! He's a Nazi!

[muertemod]

What a

[force311999]

I do a lot of troughers at work the older one have a different color set up were 2 red and 2 blue are used for each pair of lamps so i just drop the sockets out and relocate them to match the new colors your fixture is crisscross wired.

I have never tried wiring them like yours

[randacnam7321]

@mtanyc 28W 4ft T8 lamps exist. They are in the same vein as those cursed demon 34W T12 lamps.

[randacnam7321]

Never mind that the magnetic ballasts last many times longer than electronic ballasts. And instant start ballasts are DEATH to bipin fluorescent lamps.

[mtanyc]

those are 32w t8 not 28w t8s...

[YoungSammyECO]

why does he have to show everyone how you remove lamps from the box?