Here's a GE F96T8 ballast that was made by Magnetek that I got at Restore. I don't have any F96T8 lamps for it but since it has a OCV of 750V I could use it to fry some dead lamps that I have.
Thanks, I also found a date stamp on the back of the ballast that says "D 99" which means it should be made around the same time that you stated (April 1999).
Yeah lAmp current is almost half at 230mA verus 460mA for T12 lamps, i tried it on my electronic T8 slimline ballast it was dimmer then on a normal magnetic ballast
I've had no problems running F40T12's on a F32T8 ballast (no sputter'ing/early death - its really no worse than a LPF ballast) .. should be the same with this. If you want you can also wire one of these up in 2x Overdrive mode & it'll give something closer to 'normal' brightness on a T12
So will a F40T12 not hurt a F32T8 ballast in long-term use? (other than instant starting)? Because in my application that would be handy...what about an F34T12?
I don't see any issue since with higher wattage, the lamp draws less current so it might actually be a little better for the ballast, though with shorter lamp life and behavior similar to a LPF/LBF ballast like xmaslightguy mentioned. I've never done it personally though.
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Nope won't hurt the ballast...it'll actually run cooler than it would with F32T8's
I've also ran F34T12's on those F32T8 IS ballasts, seems to work fine, but they're pretty pathetically dim if its even somewhat cool LOL
And it had maybe a week's worth of usage total...Don't think i'll ever buy another GE-Magnetek electronic again.
For testing (or even normal use if you wanted) you can put 2 4-footers in series and it will work fine..the ballast will "see" this as 8-feet of bulb
LOL since its a GE-Magnetek just don't let the bulbs go EOL
Nope won't hurt the ballast...it'll actually run cooler than it would with F32T8's
I've also ran F34T12's on those F32T8 IS ballasts, seems to work fine, but they're pretty pathetically dim if its even somewhat cool LOL