These NEMA-approved ballasts provide up to 45% energy savings, according to the company. The ballasts operate one, two, three, or four T8 lamps at a universal voltage range of 108V to 305V. In ...

Electronic ballasts used in fluorescent lighting systems can experience high failure rates, due to the fact that the ballast manufacturer may not have considered all failure mechanisms or provided ...

An 8-bit microcontroller can implement the essential functions of an electronic ballast for HID or fluorescent lamps, while enabling many desirable features. Today's design engineers are faced with ...

Offering a ballast factor of 1.18, the Mark 7 0-10V electronic dimming ballast can operate four 32-W T8 fluorescent lamps. The 16.7 x 1.7 x 1.2-in. ballast can dim down to 3% relative light output, ...

Arc-current and phase-control methods offer greater simplicity and accuracy than digital methods when dimming fluorescent lamps. Peter B. Green, Senior Lighting Systems Engineer, International ...

“Efficiency” continues to be the buzzword in the lighting industry, and as its use continues to grow, the lamps used to meet its demands continue to get smaller. The smaller-is-better trend has been ...