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[Jnugg]

can you use a 250w bulb in a 400w ballast,or a 400w bulb in a 250w ballast.....NO!

This question is always brought up about HID's so why wouldn't you think the same applies for fluoro's?

 

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Well, I have 3 PL-L lamps being driven by a t8 ballast, and they do just fine. I didn't ask about HID lights, I asked about flouro's.
I wouldn't think the same principles apply to flouro's, or I wouldn't have asked.
Thanks for trying though, anyone with any real world experience care to answer?

Thats correct, fluoros are very different than HID's, electronic fluoro ballasts will drive most fluoro lamps (either under or overdrive) and they will light just fine. I have driven PL-L's with a T-12 ballast with no problems and they are just a form of T-5's. That ballast will run your lights just not sure if they will be under or over driven because I don't have all of the specs...

Post some pics of the ballast label and I'll try to help

 

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