Ballast melted casing (Choice of plastic)

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Oliver
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Ballast melted casing (Choice of plastic)

Postby Oliver » Wed Dec 26, 2018 10:01 pm

The ballast in this plastic UV black light has melted and deformed the plastic. If it was installed on a ceiling it could drip hot plastic.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20W-UV-Ultra ... rk:43:pf:0
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Re: Ballast melted casing

Postby Kev » Wed Dec 26, 2018 11:01 pm

To be fair I’d say that is more this badly made cheap ass fitting rather than the ballast.
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Re: Ballast melted casing

Postby Slyspark » Thu Dec 27, 2018 12:20 am

I'd have to agree with Kev, a stupid material to make any fitting from which contains a magnetic ballast.... Probably has some nasty Chinese gear in it too, but a pretty stupid material choice. A bit like those shit Fern Howard 2-D fittings.
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Re: Ballast melted casing

Postby Oliver » Thu Dec 27, 2018 10:51 am

Yeah, that's what I meant. The choice of plastic is not suitable.
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