Replacing Ballast Circular Fluorescent Light

Remove the fluorescent ballast compartment cover to expose the internal wiring and ballast.

Replacing ballast circular fluorescent light.

U shaped and straight fluorescent bulbs install into. Nowadays magnetic ballasts are a rather outdated technology that manufacturers are phasing out and so they re usually only found on older types of lights. Fluorescent lights use either an electronic or a magnetic ballast. The repair will only take about 10 minutes.

You can just remove the fluorescents install the leds and you re done. Before you put the cover back on the light fixture turn the power back on and test it to make sure the bulbs work. If for some reason you suspect that the circular fluorescent light fixture is not working you may need to call an electrician to troubleshoot the problem. But if the bulbs light up just fine you re good to go.

If you are going to replace fluorescent light with led lighting you must take into consideration the color temperature. Ballasts are available in a standard light output high light output and a low watt design with input voltages of 120 to 277 or 347. Replace the ballast when your fluorescent light flickers or makes an annoying hum. To safely replace the ballast in your fluorescent light turn off the lamp remove it and check the voltage of the feed wires with a voltmeter.

Led light tubes are popular replacements for the long fluorescent light tubes as they can last much longer and don t contain toxic mercury. The attachment method. Color temperature measurement is in kelvin k and most colors range from 2500 to 6500k a lower kelvin figure means the color is warm and tends to be closer to orange. If your fixture uses circular fluorescent bulbs a plug connects the bulbs to the ballast.

Insert the red blue black and white wires in their corresponding holes screw the nut back. How does a fluorescent light ballast work. By contrast a high kelvin figure like 4000k means the color is cool and white in appearance. These ballasts are available in either instant start or programmed start ignition for extended lamp life in frequent switching applications such as those where occupancy sensors or motion detectors are being used.

Remove the fluorescent bulbs from the fixture. Most of these tubes are designed to simply fit into the fluorescent light fixtures you already have.