[EDs Fly Meat]

Hi Gang,
Twice in one month I have found one of my Home Depot 4' shop lights dead. Dead dead dead. The bulbs are fine, but the ballasts are wasted. I am sick of replacing shop lights. Can anyone recommend a good reliable light fixure that cranks out the light but not too much heat? I know this is a common question, but I don't visit the part section often enough.
Thanks,
Dave

 

[jhupp]

I had that same problem when I tryed to mount the ballast remotely. They over heat and then crap out. If you have spare heatsinks, they will solve the problem. For my purposes (remote mounting) I went and got a larger ballast; more ballast=more surface area=better heat disipation. They were about 13$ at Lowe's, and I have yet to have a problem with them.

 

[Scott]

Dave - go to Home Depot.

Ignore the T10 shoplights (traditional diameter bulbs).

Get the T8 shoplights... a bit smaller diameter.

I've had NO problems with them in over a year of use. As my T10's die (and don't they!) I've been replacing them with T8's.

Higher light output and supposedly lower energy use.

They coast a bit more (for the 4' fixture), but it's worth it.

s

 

[steelcube]

The cheaper ones normally use magnetic ballast. Find the ones with electronic ballast.

I use HD 4' T-8 too.

SB

 

[Guest]

Dave, go back to home Depot and look for the ballasts by Advanced. We use those at work to replace the 4 light Magnatek ballasts and they last for years.

 

[EDs Fly Meat]

THanks

Hey everyone,
Thanks for your suggestions, I'll give it a try and let you know how it goes.
Dave