Two HPF dimming ballasts

Two dimming ballasts, one strangely relabelled for 60Hz operation. I have never powered these up as I'm unsure of the connections.

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Kev

[14 Jun, 2016 at 08:57 PM]

Wow old control components dimming magnetic ballasts! Nick you have some amazing gems in your collection you MUST make the next meet up!

BC5-80

[14 Jun, 2016 at 09:48 PM]

I'd love to, but can you move somewhere a bit more central? Wink

Any idea how to wire these up? I've never tested them in 20 years.

BC5-80

[14 Jun, 2016 at 09:56 PM]

Thanks Kev for the Control Components info. I'd never heard of that and it explains the interesting symbol. I now see two 'C's.

Kev

[15 Jun, 2016 at 05:37 PM]

Ok here's what I can tell you this ballast requires 2 Lives and 2 neutrals Live fixed this will be for the cathode heating transformer and live variable here you would use a leading edge dimmer inline with the live. The numbers are unknown but you could test that and just play about it them. I suspect it would be wired 12 to one end of the tube and 34 to the other and something similar to HF for the 2' twin wiring

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