Industrial Ballasts and Drivers
Ballasts vary greatly in complexity. They can be as simple as a series resistor as commonly used with small neon lamps or LEDs, or they can be as complex as computerized, remote-controlled electronic ballasts used with fluorescent lamps. Ballasts can also be used to reduce the current in an ordinary, positive-resistance circuit.
There are several types of
ballasts including
instant start,
rapid start and
programmed start.
Programmed-start ballasts are an advanced version of
rapid start ballasts. They apply power to the filaments first, then after a short delay to allow the cathodes to preheat, they apply voltage to the lamps to strike an arc.
Programmed-start ballasts have the best life and most starts from lamps, and are preferred for applications with very frequent power cycling such as vision examination rooms and restrooms with a motion detector switch.
Bulbtronics carries ballasts and drivers for
1 lamp,
2 lamps,
3 lamps,
4 lamps or more,
HIDs,
LEDs,
Fluorescent, and
Compact Fluorescent of lamps. You will find what you need here!
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