THe Off Topic, Topic!!!!

[joe_347V]

Of course I can, Maybe I'll name you "joe_347v"

[Mike]

I name myself Mike.

[joe_347V]

Mike_277V then.

[Mike]

Mike_120v 

[joe_347V]

"Mike_120/208/240/277/347/480/600V" You're multitap

[Mike]

Ahg. Mike_mulitvolt

[Mike]

As you know, my utility room and laundry/light room have T8 fluorescents. I hate the Lithonia one. It's cause so much trouble. The American Fluorescent one is good stuff thoguh.

[joe_347V]

The brand really doesn't mean anything IMO, I've had a cheapo American Fluorescent wrap that ate lamps and was cheaply made and I also had a well built Lithonia HO striplight.

[Mike]

I know. It's just in how it was made. I don't like how the lamps are in series because when one goes out, so does the other. And on the AF one, I can run T12 on the ballast.

[joe_347V]

That's usually the sign of a cheapo ballast, high quality ones usually only run a small handful of lamps.

[Mike]

It will only run F174T8 and F20T12. That's it.

[joe_347V]

Yeah but since T8 and T12 have different voltage and current requirements most good ballasts don't run both types.

[Mike]

Maybe it's not such a good ballast then. The fixture itself is better built though. Not as flimsy.

[joe_347V]

Personally I'd either buy a more expensive fixture or get a older one from Restore and then clean it up nowadays.

[Mike]

Me too. Or just buy an HID lowbay.