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12-28-2011, 08:54 AM
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T5 Fluorescent Fixture Died Need Help
My Solarmax HE T5 fluorescent light fixture died a couple of days ago. Bought a new bulb but still does not work so I am thinking it is the ballast. Any suggestions on where and what kind of ballast to get. I am not very savy with electrical but I can turn a tool. There are two black wires on one end and the other end has two black and two red.
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12-28-2011, 09:57 AM
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Re: T5 Fluorescent Fixture Died Need Help
I would try going through the company.
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12-28-2011, 10:41 AM
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Re: T5 Fluorescent Fixture Died Need Help
What model do you have?
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12-28-2011, 11:11 AM
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Re: T5 Fluorescent Fixture Died Need Help
The model is SolarMax HE SE-42130 Lamp type: T5, G14 14W
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12-28-2011, 11:25 AM
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Re: T5 Fluorescent Fixture Died Need Help
from the quick search that I did I saw that 2 years was about the time frame before those lights broke. I noticed that your light has a circuit board on it. Are there onboard timers on that light? It might be something in the circuits that went bad or a solder joint that is bad. I can't be much help in that aspect since I can't physically look at it.
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12-28-2011, 11:32 AM
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Re: T5 Fluorescent Fixture Died Need Help
No onboard timers. It was plugged into a digital timer. The company is in China so no luck there. I was thinking about this ballast.
1-2 Lamp 14-28W T5 Linear Fluorescent Electronic Ballast Universal 120V-277V 14W 28W but I am not sure how the wires attach.... |
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12-28-2011, 11:49 AM
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Re: T5 Fluorescent Fixture Died Need Help
Found another one....BallastWise - E-Ballast DXE114M5 with wires
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