I've seen a gift shop that's lit entirely with cheapo shoplites and instead of being hardwired, they are plugged into extension cords and are plugged into various outlets in the store.
It's either that or they go around plugging them all into the wall. Or I guess why not just flip the breaker off at the end of the day. I wouldn't be suprised if the place still used fuses. It's such a dump and it's in Providence. It's more like a second time around store than a gift shop, but my grandma likes to go there becuase they do sell some nice nik naks.
Nah that's too simple. Personally if i owned the place I'd remove the old fixture (or fixtures depending on how you look at it lol) and install a suspended ceiling with a 2X4 troffer with two or three T8 tubes.
I would re-drywall the ceiling and walls, then reballast the fixture (the ballast is probably bad which is why they did this) to T8 and stick in some 6500K lamps.
LOL! Try to get the Universal ballast on the off chance it's still good while they're remodeling! I often see lights, shelves, pegboard, etc. outside stores for free when they remodel! (Which for me is jackpot; I acquire all kinds of "Good Junk" all the time!
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