All my ballasts - Philips RL-140-TPC 1XF40T12 NPF rapid start ballast from 12/84

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Company and Date Manufactured:	Philips Electronic, Transformers Division of Saint-Jerome, QC
Model Number:	RL-140-TPC
Wattage:	40W + losses
Lamp Type:	Fluorescent
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Date added:	Nov 06, 2010
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joe_347V

[Nov 07, 2010 at 05:43 PM]

Yeah that's the exact same ballast that was in my F30 strip before I converted it to preheat.

A_lights

[Feb 03, 2011 at 05:32 PM]

Ive found those NPF ballasts for single lamp kill the 25W" shoplite" lamps very fast and especially when they are ON/OFF frequently!
i just replaced an advance one from the 50's in a friends house, the ballast had leaked tar and changed it with a GE keystone single lamp ballast that they had purchased, i would have used a HPF single lamp magnetek instead tho. I used a 3,000K F40T12 alto lamp too, i hope it lasts LOL

TiCoune66

[Feb 05, 2011 at 12:04 AM]

I find those single lamp NPF ballasts to be the toughest ones that ever existed. They're not super efficient, but they're good for nightlights!

streetlight98

[Jan 03, 2013 at 10:27 PM]

do you mean the NPF F40T12/RS ballasts?

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Gallery of Lights

Philips RL-140-TPC 1XF40T12 NPF rapid start ballast from 12/84

This one's not even a Kool-Koil LOL. I guess it was among the "cheapest" ballasts Philips made. Not really cheap though because it still works!