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Ballast Tube Question..

Mondial
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10-18-2013, 11:02 PM

Yes, the glass enclosed ballasts really are much better. Here is a data sheet from Amperite, which explains how they work and shows a graph illustrating the regulating characteristic.

http://www.amperite.com/assets/Documents/Ballasts.pdf

It is really a current regulating device, which maintains a constant current to the tube filaments over a wide range of applied voltage.

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Ballast Tube Question.. - by Jamie - 10-17-2013, 07:13 PM

RE: Ballast Tube Question.. - by Joe Rossi - 10-17-2013, 08:09 PM

RE: Ballast Tube Question.. - by TA Forbes - 10-17-2013, 08:56 PM

RE: Ballast Tube Question.. - by Radioroslyn - 10-17-2013, 10:08 PM

RE: Ballast Tube Question.. - by TA Forbes - 10-17-2013, 10:27 PM

RE: Ballast Tube Question.. - by Arran - 10-18-2013, 01:14 AM

RE: Ballast Tube Question.. - by Radioroslyn - 10-18-2013, 07:17 AM

RE: Ballast Tube Question.. - by Jamie - 10-18-2013, 08:17 AM

RE: Ballast Tube Question.. - by BrendaAnnD - 10-18-2013, 09:11 AM

RE: Ballast Tube Question.. - by Mondial - 10-18-2013, 09:42 AM

RE: Ballast Tube Question.. - by Jamie - 10-18-2013, 02:07 PM

RE: Ballast Tube Question.. - by Mondial - 10-18-2013, 06:04 PM

RE: Ballast Tube Question.. - by Arran - 10-18-2013, 10:44 PM

RE: Ballast Tube Question.. - by BrendaAnnD - 10-18-2013, 10:53 PM

RE: Ballast Tube Question.. - by Mondial - 10-18-2013, 11:02 PM

RE: Ballast Tube Question.. - by GarySP - 10-18-2013, 11:25 PM

RE: Ballast Tube Question.. - by Jamie - 10-19-2013, 10:04 AM

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