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How to Fix a Fluorescent Light with a Bad Ballast
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- Опубликовано: 14 авг 2024
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How to repair a fluorescent light with a faulty ballast.
I replaced the old ballast with a Philips Advance ICN4P32N 120-277V 4 Lamp T8 Electronic Ballast that I purchased from Amazon for $18.50 or so.
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Ben
0:00 - Fluorescent Light Bad Ballast Intro
0:24 - Fluorescent Bulb Condition
0:31 - Ballast Location
0:51 - How To Replace Fluorescent Ballast
3:08 - Testing New Ballast
3:29 - SUBSCRIBE!!!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!! I followed your instructions and it fixed my problem!!!!! We'd called a handy man who told us there was "switch" problems and quoted is $300 to fix the problem. Thank you so much for this video, it really helped us out!!!!!
Ben, thanks again for another sensible, useful video even if it was a while ago. This particular job is one that I have done many times in fixtures with 1, 2 or 4 lamps of varying lengths. In my experience, I have found that I can accomplish this task faster if I just remove the old wires from the sockets and slip the new ones in their place. The way I go about this is to cut the old wires going to the sockets, so they are about four inches long. Then I replace the ballast with a new one. Then I remove the sockets (they usually just slide out but some require that a screw be removed) one at a time and remove the old wires by twisting counter clockwise (probably doesn’t matter which direction) while maintaining a tug on the wire at the same time and the wire can be safely removed without damage to the socket. The wires from the new ballast can now be pushed into the socket. Take care to maintain the placement of the colours. Then slide the socket back in place. In the fixture in your video, it looks like the sockets are the slide out type.
Wow! Simple and easy instructions. Looked at three other videos before this one. For a mechanically challenged person - that's me, I don't usually do well with DIYs. I'm proud of myself. Many thanks!
Great job. Love your videos....short and to the point. I hate it when a video goes on and on with the person rambling...Blah, Blah, Blah. You do it just right! Thanks.
I want to thank you brotha for this video, saved me an electrician visit and who knows how much they would have charged. Did this replacement myself for under $30, I needed the ballast immediately because it's a business so I went to Home Depot but worth every penny to do it myself!
Good job including your kids .. makes for a perfect teaching moment , kudos!
I replaced my two fluorescent lights that stunk for years. Intermittent all the time never could be consistent. Got two replacement LEDs from Costco for $20 each and I absolutely love them. Get rid of your fluorescent ballast and buy LED you won't regret it
this is ballast replacement video, without showing the ballast replacement , thanks
BTW, I replaced my old ballast and used this technique rather than adding wire nuts. It makes a cleaner job and looks professional.
Great video! Saved me a call to electrician- thanks!
Perfect video from A to Z! Really made the diagnosis and repair a breeze!! But then I broke the cover to the fixture when putting it back on. That should have been the easiest part of the whole project). WTH! Lol!!!
It was just as easy as you showed, thanks
Thanks! I feel a bit more comfortable replacing mine now
Find this video when I need to help a friend fixing the problem, thanks, I can help like an expert now
Thanks for the video it helped a lot. Fixed my ballast in no time
Glad to help!
great video, quick, simple and to the point. helped greatly.
Just what i needed. Thank you!
Great job! Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I feel like I can do it now!
If you don't want to add wire nuts, you can "plug" the new wires into the old connection by cutting the old wires off leaving an inch or so and then "unscrew" the old wire. Pull gently as you unscrew the wire. It works. You can then simply plug in the new (should already be stripped) wire into the old connector.
Good video what is that ab you used for the bar code
Good video, but the part that you sped up is also something I need to see so that I can see how you connect those wires.
I actually performed a ballast replacement for an fc40t5 circline fixture in my house about 7 months ago.
I fixed my first 2 under cabinet lights and yes there were fluorescent lights so i replaced the fixture. My first 2 under cabinet lights were broken for a long time!
Great video 👍
Great video you should let people know next time which wire is the hot wire other than that great video
Video was very helpful. Thanks!
Awesome! Thanks to u and RUclips !!!
I wanted to see how you wired
Yeah, that is why i am in here too.
Chris Washington no
Me too
are you colorblind?
Chris Washington, Very simple, blue wires to blue wires, red to red and the white wires(neutral) together.
Thanks I'm going to do it
Nice video. Now on to do the work!
Thanks for the video Ben, need to replace the ballast on our identical housing.
Do you just flip the switch to OFF on the light fixture or would you need to shut the entire home electricity OFF?
David Yip lol
Lol. I work with voltage all the time. Just gotta make sure current isnt passing through cause that's what will explode In your face when you cut your line wire. It's almost the same as working with power off you just make sure your hot is the last thing you connect and you don't accidentally touch the bare wire.
To me the whole point of watching it was the wiring colors but he made it fast forward so the wiring was not a critical issue or important enough to know so ll'l find another one to watch where it actually shows you how to really do it but thanks anyway
Sorry I didn't do better in that regard. I'll do my best to improve in future videos. Thanks for the feedback!
Most ballasts have a wiring diagram printed on their case. And not all ballasts have the same colorcoded ease of use. 2 wires on one side will be your power in (white is + black is -) the 4-6 wires on the opposite side (depending on make and model) will send power to the bulbs.
Great job on the video. Coolest kids
#2 why would the ballast have to be replaced. My light went out in the garage and it took me 2 weeks to get new bulbs. But I had no burn out in the bulbs either, I just assumed they went out so I bought 2 new bulbs. I put them in and still don't work. What happened to the ballast and why did it happen? FYI my house was built 4 years ago
Thanks for posting, it was definitely helpful!
Step 1) Tear out the entire fixture.
Step 2) Install LED panels.
@Judge Dredd I hear ya!
good.
Your kids are so cute!
Love the way he got the kids to test it out ?? Haha
Thank You for the simple instruction. Love the little helpers. Betty ann
One of the 2 bulbs in mine stopped working. When i replaced the bulb the other got much dimmer??
Pair similar bulbs if possible,some have different color and power requirements,read the balast for information on what amount of what type of bulb it can support at once.
are they Four bulbs
Thanks !!
You are not fixing anything. You are simply replacing a non working ballast. Good job starting teaching your children. Simple good video.
my bulbs are greying fast on the ends is this a ballast issue
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Amazon definitely still has Prime 2 day shipping, and sometimes even 1 day shipping. not sure where your info is coming from. I'm still a Prime member and get 2 day shipping 99% of the time.
You must be using Ghetto Prime!
@@joshmciver4847 do you still get 2-day on everything?
I have a light fixture with just 2 lamps. Only one of them will light unless I touch the unlighted one and then it usually lights. What could it be wrong if only one light goes on? I switched the lamps, and still only one went on and it was the one that didn't light previously. These fixtures are in a plant stand. Thanks for your help!!
Replace the connectors for that particular bulb since the problem is staying with the connectors when you switched the lamps.
perfect. thanks
the ballasts in my place are recessed..ahhhk
very helpful. thanks :)
The part I wanted to watch got fast forward.....I need understand why the wires are being connected in the way that they are.
I have three 2-bulb fixtures ("shop lights") that will only light up on one side. When I put a bulb in the bad side, it will either stay unlit or it will flicker and snap, never fully lighting. Will I have to replace the whole ballast with those, too? Or is it cheaper to just replace the whole fixture?
+Flannel Acres Faulty ballasts often cause this to happen.
Great vid, thank you. Question for you: is there a way to tight the end sockets where the bulbs fit in; seems on one my fixtures, the get loose over time, don't hold the contacts to the bulbs as well and will not got one when I hit the light switch. If I remount the bulbs in the sockets, the go back on and work fine. Seems over time, "play" has developed between the sockets. Thank you for your help.
Most of “contacts” for the light bulb snap in to the fixture. A lot of times they may bend out of shape from people changing the lights out. You can replace them. They sell them at Home Depot or any hardware stores. You will need to take some stuff apart.
@@user-vi1os8of8p Thank you for the info.
Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yah, here's what you do, 1. remove the ballast 2. wire one end as hot to all four sockets, wire the other end as neutral on all four sockets. 3. Put in LED Fluorescent tubes.
I thought you were going fix the ballast not replace it?
On another video posted on how to change a ballast, the guy connected two red wires with one of the blue coming from the ballast, then two blue with the other remaining blue wire. Then the yellows with the red from the ballast. I wonder why the difference
+iquit4gud Different number of lamp ballast, This is a four lamp ballast. The one you're talking about sounds like a two lamp ballast.
If you are using one of those bargain power testers always test it first on a known hot source to verify it works before trusting it right away on something you are working on. In a house you are dealing with 120vac. In a commercial environment more likely 277vac. Just a safety tip.
I'm wondering why you needed to match your old ballast to a new one? Aren't all 110v ballasts made equal so as to conduct 110v power? Or is it just so that you can get the same bolt pattern for installation?
No
IN MOST CASES THE BALLAST IS AS EXPENSIVE OR MORE EXPENSIVE THAN A NEW LIGHT FIXTURE, SO IS BETTER TO JUST BUY A NEW LIGHT FIXTURE.
Not if it’s a neon light ballast, which i have. Replacing the ballast is exactly the same. This video was perfect.
@@jetnick3576, That's my point. If it is exactly the same why not go with a new fixture.
Did you shut the power off at the light switch or the breaker... Lol
I know it's a six-year-old comment. But for anyone that's reading, he has a point. There are multiple ways to wire a light and a switch to it.
Two common situations:
The first situation is where you have power wires that comes to the switch box first and then continues to the light fixture. So if you shut the light switch off you'll probably be able to change the ballast with no problem. Although I wouldn't recommend it.
The second type of setup is if the power wires comes to the light fixture box first then a wire leaves out to go to the switch and then returns to the light fixture box.
And with this second set up, even if the light switch is off you could be in for a nasty surprise messing with the wires inside the fixture if you have not cut the circuit breaker off first (and if you are standing on a ladder when this happens, you could fall and be injured).
Always cut the circuit breaker off first when possible.
Ok your kids are adorable. That's #1.
I checked mine nothing is closed but it still doesn’t work.
now I got to look for another video show me how to wire it up
Maybe you shouldn’t be messing with wiring anything if you cannot match colors.
This video really didn't help me at all I already know about color coded wires I can wire that up with my eyes closed this just happened to be a video that pop up first one I looked at what I was looking for is was to replace a ballast for a 4 bulb fixture not all of them are the same the one I replace I had a gut out the wires there was no color coded wires they were all brown and black wires with two ballast I took out the two ballast and replaced it with only one 4 bulb ballast and wired everything up the right way straight from ballast to the bulb holders and no not every one is going to be lucky like you and find all color matching wires
what causes one bulb to flutter and the other to be fine even when you have replaced both.
+2461lostworld the electricity is not being dispersed correctly also due to a bad ballast
Well I dunno shit about electrical so guess I'm Damn well out of luck. Thought it was just a stupid bad bulb but noooooo. Now I gotta take a freaking class in electronics just to light my stupid laundry room.
Hi I need a step by step video showing me how to install two T12 ballast on a four light fixture. I want to keep it aT12. Thank you
Omar Acevedo Possibly need a new starter - they're very cheap.
+Omar Acevedo Is it preheat? if not, just do black to black, white to white, yellow to yellow, red to red, and blue to blue.
I hope that this helps!
I love how this dude requests a how to video lol
What if you can't turn the light off and don't know where the breaker is?
Then you should get someone there who can do the job.
If you go down to your basement into the hall closet, on your left is a metal box on the wall. That is your breaker box. Unfortunately yours isn't labeled so you will need to switch all of them on and off and yell up to someone to find which breaker switch goes to the light in your dining room. Hope that helps.
Boy, Google Maps is really getting detailed!
@@P0PH0USE I have a light out and no power at all. Others in the circuit work. I went to the beaker box and looked for those switches and couldn't find the breaker. I called my wife to let me know which one caused the lights to go out. Cell phones are a miracle.
Cute kids! Great video, thanks.
You skipped the wiring part which is what I need help with. The other stuff is easy understand, the wires is what I don’t get.
How can you tell if the ballest is bad?
Lights don’t work right
@@AntLive29 I’ve learned a lot after 4 years! But thanks anyways
Mine leaks smelly tar or something
You dont need to flip the breaker, just the switch
Until one of those kids walk by and try to turn on the light and then you get a nice surprise.
+spacelord782 Tape the switch to the light fixture.
+spacelord782 His kids seemed kinda swift, doubt they would..
Or just throw the damn breaker and stop flirting with death.
Just a little constructive feedback, but you did not really go into very much detail about actually wiring and replacing the ballast. Your instructions were essentially “wire the ballast”. The title probably should’ve said instead “ the quickest way to find and order a new ballast”
the sticker on my ballast has decomposed so i dont know the model. cool
Any brand or model will work. All you need to verify is the number of bulbs (lamps as they call them) are in the fixture, the voltage they operate on, and the length and pin type of the lamps. All this info will be on a new ballast and this is what makes them range in price and availability.
Step 1: Remove fluorescent tubes and ballast
Step 2: Install LEDs
Done deal
Absolutely! LED wasn't much of a thing back when I made this video!
if you used an older style magnetic ballast which can be found easily on ebay they will last alot longer.
Or smack in a choke and starters infinty living light
looks like a big laptop battery
You could just replace the fixture with a new nicer fixture
easier said than done
I may be old fashion but i just buy another unit, unless it was real expensive...good job kids !!!!
@@Death-Sticks why is the gentleman an idiot? He said he is replacing parts (ballast)
damn,no dust at ALL! How the f@@k you do that?? Lol
Cute boy is now grown-up ?
Not really a how to if you skip the most important part
kmusic Please share what is missing so others can know what you mean.
The most important part is safety, Ben. Which includes locking out the power to the fixture and more importantly not allowing children to test outlets. Why, you might ask? Because they might attempt to demonstrate that at another time thinking that it’s safe which could cause an electrocution. Kids and mains current don’t mix!
How to fix!?? Misleading title. Should be “how to replace”
No
test the tester;)
Come on now Ben, I look forward to your videos but this video the headline is misleading.
It should read how to replace a ballast and not how to fix a ballast.
You did not show how to wire it. You know but we do not.
Dude!!! That's outdated and way more expensive repairing that old technology, Convert to Led tubes. :-(
I agree however when I made this video LED options were few and far between unfortunately. :)
Oic...
Philip is actually the worst brand of ballast you can get
+Josh Robison I think not.
+xchaindude11x (elbow shot) you know everyone's an expert on you RUclips right dude?? And that man is a ballistician.. 🙈
+xchaindude11x (elbow shot) you know everyone's an expert on you RUclips right dude?? And that man is a ballistician.. 🙈
You should not have the child make contact to a live outlet with the noncontact volt sensor as he did in video.
I appreciate your perspective but I disagree. I believe that it is important that you teach kids how important things like electricity work and how they can be safe around it. The more you teach the safer they are. Thanks for watching!
Ok, I did not think of it that way. So it is safe to place a non contact volt meter in a live outlet? I truly dont know if it is safe. Thank you
+Daniel Mcglinchey Yes it is safe as the non contact electrical tester has no ability to actually conduct any current to the user. It senses the presence of the AC current but does not do so using a metallic probe. I explained how it worked to him and how to use it correctly. Either way though I do agree that safety is absolutely crucial!
Thanks again for your comment! I appreciate it very much and value the conversation.
Blessings,
Ben
+Benjamin Sahlstrom Thanks for your further explanation!
+Daniel Mcglinchey; One time, when I was a kid, I held onto, and inserted two bare wires, connected to an analog volt meter into a 120V AC socket. When I picked myself up off of the ground, I realized, once-and-for-all; that is something that I didn't want to do anymore. I am in my 60's now and remember the experience vividly like it happened yesterday.
You shoyldnt live under fluorescent. Lighting. Im sure you already work under it.
Why the kids????