Universal 2x 40w RS Dimmable

Here's a pretty uncommon thing, a dimmable magnetic rapid-start ballast from 1983

This thing is a big long beast...for comparison above it are 2 magnetic rapid start ballasts: 2xF40 HPF & 2xF40 LPF. as you can see its probably 3 times the size of that crappy little LPF ballast .lol.

By the way this thing works, it kinda seems like there are 3 separate parts inside:
* 1 low-voltage power supply for filaments
* 2 individual ballasts

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Kev

[23 Oct, 2015 at 07:43 AM]

Cathode heating transformer? Have you had this dimming? This is probably one of the biggest ballasts I've ever see Exclamation

XmasLightGuy

[24 Oct, 2015 at 03:28 AM]

Yep cathode heating transformer built in.
The size is what caught my attention when seeing these in a pile of other ballasts & random electric junk at a thrift store...I knew right away they weren't "normal" ballasts & needed checking out Smile

I was able to find the proper dimmerswitch on eBay so yeah I've had this dimming Cool

works best with older full-mercury tubes.

One of these days I gotta get around to doing a vid for these!

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