Well Fried Ballast Parts. Anyone?
A 2-lamp Lightolier F32T8 electronic rapid-start ballast. 

I had put this in use - probably sometime in 2015 (but may have also been 2016). Then one morning a month or so ago I went into the room where the light this was in is located (its on a timer - runs 10h/day) and right-away noticed 'it smells like burnt electronics in here'. then I noticed that 2 lamps were off in the light...As you can see whatever the little part was that got fried, it sure got done good.

Considering this was used for *at most* 2 years, (and the fact it went up in smoke instead of shutting down) , I'd say its a real a piece of shiit.

Oh and both lamps were perfectly fine.
Keywords: Fail, Hf Ballast

Well Fried Ballast Parts. Anyone?

A 2-lamp Lightolier F32T8 electronic rapid-start ballast.

I had put this in use - probably sometime in 2015 (but may have also been 2016). Then one morning a month or so ago I went into the room where the light this was in is located (its on a timer - runs 10h/day) and right-away noticed 'it smells like burnt electronics in here'. then I noticed that 2 lamps were off in the light...As you can see whatever the little part was that got fried, it sure got done good.

Considering this was used for *at most* 2 years, (and the fact it went up in smoke instead of shutting down) , I'd say its a real a piece of shiit.

Oh and both lamps were perfectly fine.

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Liam   [12 Sep, 2017 at 05:30 AM]
Bet that smelled real bad.
AngryHorse   [12 Sep, 2017 at 07:49 AM]
Looks like its been arc welded Shocked
Kev   [12 Sep, 2017 at 10:36 PM]
Lol typical HF it's gone good lol
XmasLightGuy   [14 Sep, 2017 at 05:00 AM]
@Liam:
yep .lol. burnt electronics never smells good . you couldn't -not- notice it when going in that room.

@AngryHorse:
Maybe it formed a little arc-welder within itself Laughing

@Kev:
Yep - yet another dead HF ballast for the pile I have.
Hopefully the GE that replaced it will last better....

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