Sep 07, 2010 at 07:39 PM
And so the insanity of the ballast substitution continues... Hmm... How about full of crap as a ballast substitution?

Pretty, please no more Chinese failure.

Sep 07, 2010 at 07:48 PM
How 'bout a piece of meat? Now that I think of it, who exactly started that thing? xD

I'm also known as Vince the fox.

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I still use old lighting technology, it has absolutely no environmental impact, because my house is fed by hydroelectricity. ^_^

Sep 07, 2010 at 07:52 PM
@RCM442, all I did was disconnect the "choke" ballast and move the "hot" wire to where the ballast's output wire was (at the lampholder), then cut the "hot" side of a 6 foot cheesie extension cord and wire the fixture in series with the extension cord, leaving the triple receptacle intact, as this is where you will plug in your "ballast". Here, I wired a 2 prong cord to two alligator clips and clamped them to metal rods, which i inserted in the bucket of moist soil. The lampholders, lamp, starter (which is simply a glowbottle hardwired in) and switch are all factory original. I gotta tell ya, this starter and lamp are TOUGH, as they keep holding up to abuse! @rjluna2, don't tempt me too much, as I do have pigs and chickens and that would be a TRUE organic ballast! LOL @TiCoune66, don't know, but you started me on the recycle center finds, which I have scored BIG TIME on!

Preheat Fluorescents forever!

I love fluorescent lighting, especially "old school" technology and I love diesel engines.

Sep 07, 2010 at 08:29 PM
Oh Gosh John...Soil? What a Dirty Ballast!

Personally i think that all Lamp Bans are idiotic,the idea of telling us we cant use this lamp type just cause its less efficent is highly communist in nature...really what good is it going to do?

Sep 07, 2010 at 08:37 PM
Yessir! But it is purely organic and is a renewable resource!

Preheat Fluorescents forever!

I love fluorescent lighting, especially "old school" technology and I love diesel engines.

Sep 07, 2010 at 09:07 PM
*Smell of Burning Dirt,and Booze*

Personally i think that all Lamp Bans are idiotic,the idea of telling us we cant use this lamp type just cause its less efficent is highly communist in nature...really what good is it going to do?

Sep 07, 2010 at 10:45 PM
@RCM442, does dirt convert the current to DC? LOL It could do mercury migration then! LOL @form109, no booze was ADDED to the mix, only CONSUMED in the process. *edit* The more I look at this crazy crap, the more I wish yall could LAUGH your (donkeys, democrats, jackasses, rearends, etc) off at this! LOL It is so freakin HILARIOUS in person!

Preheat Fluorescents forever!

I love fluorescent lighting, especially "old school" technology and I love diesel engines.

Sep 07, 2010 at 11:10 PM
So you lower the resistance by adding more booze?

My very first word was LIGHT!

Sep 07, 2010 at 11:13 PM
@dimbulb, yea, I reckon you could say that. Booze=courage, and courage=crazy stuff like this! LOL Add more booze and I am liable to hook the sucker to the 480V mains! Oh, and I would say this would be a VAPORIZED setup if I could do that!

Preheat Fluorescents forever!

I love fluorescent lighting, especially "old school" technology and I love diesel engines.

Colored Flourescent's rule, there's nothing like a good F40T12/Red or  F40T12/Green or  F40T12/Blue lamp. Same goes for any Aquarium and/or Gro-Lux lamps.

Preheat Fluorescents forever!

I love fluorescent lighting, especially "old school" technology and I love diesel engines.

Sep 08, 2010 at 12:58 AM
Right, I think I should try a fish ballast next time! This ridiculously hilarious! are we the only ones that can't stop giggling at it?

Atlas lamps and tubes - all the better to see with!

Semi-Resonant Start rules over all other types of control gear!