Fluorescent ballast repair wires don’t match (old) magnetic to (new) electronic.Color wire different

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5 жыл бұрын

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How to replace ballast when wires DO NOT MATCH what you had. No yellow wires on new ballast.
New electronic ballast use red wires for common rather than yellow. They don't have yellow wires which can be confusing to homeowners attempting DIY replacements of ballast.
Before you thumbs down, please consider the following:
My sound doesn't echo so it's pretty good considering.
I only say the non-verbal "uh" enough times to get a decent buzz if playing a drinking game to the video.
This wasn't scripted and I made it in one take.
The videography was handheld using a smartphone.
I used my 8 year old's markers, not some professional art studio pigments.
I warn people 3 times not to shock themselves into oblivion, so safety has been addressed.
I'm clear about not being an electrician. I realize 40 electricians have down thumbed me....lol
Have an awesome 2021 everyone. This little video keeps plugging away, helping one person at a time.

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@juandepascuale1932 4 жыл бұрын

You are the only guy on the Internet who actually described the situation I have and offered a solution (the yellow wires in my fixture threw me off!). Thanks!

@Chinookman 4 жыл бұрын

Juan DePascuale ...right? When I couldn’t find the solution and then had to read and teach myself I figured somebody should fix the situation. That somebody: me with my kid’s markers.

@ZekeNova 2 жыл бұрын

@@Chinookman Nicely done.

@NinjaSushi2 Жыл бұрын

Same same!

@chevy050 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for not taking 45 minutes to explain this. Short, sweet and simple. Thank you. This is exactly what i needed. Thanks!

@Chinookman 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that. I too can't handle these 10 minute videos to get to the meat of the issue. Even my short little video could have been chopped.

@CarlosGarcia-wo3xf Жыл бұрын

@@Chinookman everyone explains the history of each wire. I don’t need that. I just want my lights to work again haha Thanks for the explanation!

@generaljackson1741 10 ай бұрын

@@CarlosGarcia-wo3xf yeah or its 3 minutes of fancy graphics / hey look how slick i am / subscriibe!!

@freestanding1000 7 күн бұрын

This is EXACTLY what we're looking for!! Thank you for your direct, simple, complete, and brief explanation.

@Chinookman 7 күн бұрын

Glad this still had legs to help you! Thanks for the comment.

@ralphg3230 3 жыл бұрын

I was about to bring my ballast back to the store thinking I bought the wrong one, but decided to do a quick search to see if anyone else had the same issue. This is exactly what I needed to get the job done. Thank you!

@Chinookman 3 жыл бұрын

You are totally welcome! .....saving gas money and hassle one person at a time since last year. And 33 people still don't like it. lol!

@user-iv1vy8sw7h Жыл бұрын

Like many other comments here, you saved me a trip to Home Depot thinking I had bought the wrong replacement ballast!!! I can confirm that these instructions ARE ACCURATE; the light does come on after following David's instructions! Thanks for the clear drawing and explanation!

@Chinookman Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! I've contributed at least 17 lbs of savings to carbon emissions with all these saved trips back to Lowe's and Hone Depot.

@fisheye42 Жыл бұрын

Ditto here! Saved me a trip and a headache. 😊 Worked perfectly (and confirmed with a similar vid, but yours is better!) Thank you, thank you!

@JarrodCampbellDDS 3 күн бұрын

Perfect information that saved me a trip back to Home Depot for no reason. Thanks!

@Chinookman 3 күн бұрын

Awesome to hear. Thanks for the feedback.

@wenphd 23 күн бұрын

This is exactly the confirmation I needed to finish my project. Thank you so much.

@Chinookman 23 күн бұрын

So glad it helped you out. Thanks for the comment.

@markvolcheff5560 5 ай бұрын

Looked at 8 videos before I found yours. Yours exactly fit my situation of an old magnetic ballast replaced by a new electronic, rapid start ballast. Yours was the perfect tutorial.

@Chinookman 5 ай бұрын

That’s awesome. Glad you found it….eventually. 😂

@Neb2117 Жыл бұрын

“Down and dirty”…😂 the perfect video. Project completed (2 ballast 4 bulb fixture). Thanks so much Professor!

@Chinookman Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help.

@stevedmcwinner3169 6 ай бұрын

Straight to the point!!! YES!YES!YES! Thank you for not taking hours to explain this. Short, DIRECT, and simple. Thank you. This is exactly what I needed. Thanks! 01/07/2024

@mreinfo 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! Your video was the first hit on google when I searched for ballasts with the dual yellow, red, and blue wires. I followed your instructions exactly and had my new ballast working in about 5 minutes.

@Chinookman 2 жыл бұрын

Now that’s efficiency. Thanks Google!

@danib9829 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you sooo much for this video! My dilemma was the opposite - I had a new magnetic ballast and an electronic fixture wiring...your video allowed me to reverse your steps and my light now works again!

@johnbrandon1483 2 жыл бұрын

This simple drawing saved me hours of trying to compare the wiring diagrams of U shaped fluorescent fixtures to install a new ballast to use LED tubes! Spot on!

@Chinookman 2 жыл бұрын

Right! I don't know why it's so difficult to get answers in normal English on this stuff. When I research some of these posted questions it's just as difficult each time. This isn't rocket science. Maybe there's just no industry standardization and it's all coming out of China with whatever colors they feel like wiring the tombstones inside a fixture. I don't know, will have to ask an electrician buddy at some point.

@ruthforrest1500 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent! I followed step by step and had the new ballast wired in no time - thanks for walking me through this. Exactly what I needed.

@user-ms2gk7xi9j Жыл бұрын

Finally, a KZfaq video that simply tells you how without an elaborate production. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.. Worked great !!

@Chinookman Жыл бұрын

My pleasure.

@tilmonhocutt8780 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks you were a life saver. When your old ballast has 3 wires and your new one has 6 wires and the colors don't even match up it is just a LITTLE baffling. Your instructions worked like a champ.

@Chinookman 2 жыл бұрын

Glad this little video keeps plugging along helping people. Thanks for the comment. It helps to give people confidence that the advice is relevant. I've only had one electrician in all of this time criticize the video and he appears to have removed his own comment. I did not remove it.

@robertolongoria7923 Жыл бұрын

I just bought one yesterday and followed your steps. It worked great for this DIY guy. I appreciate the simple steps.

@mikebushert594 4 жыл бұрын

Lit! Loads of ‘wire to wire’ show & tells on KZfaq, but nothing like your excellent drawing. My situation was opposite, my new ballast had many wires & fixture just the 3, obviously applied your teaching in reverse. Thank you, saved me a lot of head scratching.

@Chinookman 4 жыл бұрын

I also keep searching for explanations when people post other scenarios and it's a mess. Glad mine was concise enough to help!

@theartofdrift787 3 жыл бұрын

Would someone explain this in reverse please lol i have the same exact problem as Mr. Mike but I am so confused I can not make out the reverse solution. Thank you

@danp.4707 Жыл бұрын

Dude. I was sooo lost before I found this video. Even Home Depot couldn’t explain as well as you did. Thank you so much. You made my day.

@Chinookman Жыл бұрын

So glad to hear. I hope the video shot to the top of your search for a quick answer.

@alexsteinwell8231 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for posting this. I thought I’d ordered the wrong replacement ballast until I found your video which was the exact solution I needed. Took about 10 minutes.

@Chinookman 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it worked for you. Thank you for the comment. It helps give others the confidence to give it a whirl.

@nathanmauzy6379 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir. My old ballast also had a red and blue wire coming out the left side with yellow. Right side looked exactly as your diagram. I ignored the red and blue on the left side, connecting as your video showed. Works perfectly.

@lau007 8 ай бұрын

4 years after this video was made and it’s still very useful. Finally had to replace the ballast and we were confused as to why we’re were missing so many wires. Thank you for making this video and making it so easy to understand

@nashvillan76 4 ай бұрын

You sir, deserve a medal for this video. Thank you so much. I had a hunch about how to configure this when I opened the new ballast, but having it confirmed with your video just made my day. Thank you! 🙏🏽

@JoseFernande 3 жыл бұрын

Spot on David! Worked flawlessly on two installations in one day…. I knew the new ballasts would work but couldn’t figure it out… So I was thinking about buying new fixtures but you came to the rescue! Cheers!

@Chinookman 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it saved you some loot.

@thesteelgator Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! Exactly what I needed to convert my T12 light fixture to T8. FYI to others: I accidentally bought a ballast with three blue wires and one red wire. However, the label on the ballast says it is good to use for 2-bulb or 3-bulb light fixtures. So, I just capped the one "extra" blue wire with a wire nut and carefully folded it aside.

@666zardoz 5 ай бұрын

Simple and to the point - We had the new ballast on and working in a few minutes. Thanks

@Chinookman 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the feedback. Guess this still comes up early in searches for this particular cluster*#%}.

@trickdaddy1953 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. I was just about to return my ballast because I thought I bought the wrong one. Really helped me out.

@Chinookman 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly...glad it helped!

@kathieodonnell6882 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. We are in a mobile home and things always seem different than normal homes. As said by others below you were short, to the point and the repair was successful.

@Chinookman 5 ай бұрын

So glad it helped you out on this Super Bowl Sunday. People are shocked when they find out I’m not a very good electrician. 😅

@cdkblu 2 ай бұрын

I Will be honest I was skeptical of this vid at first, but I have lights after using it! Thanks dude!!!

@Chinookman 2 ай бұрын

Haha! Me too when “engineering” it based on reading. It wasn’t a fast process for me so figured I would pass along the solution. (I’ll add that nobody has ever come back to report any issues!)

@wcassady 5 ай бұрын

Just came on here to say thank you. As others have said, you were the only one that showed the wires that matched mine (the 2 yellow)

@Chinookman 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for letting me know. You’re welcome!

@Jen-mu6iy 4 жыл бұрын

This saved us from a return to the store. Thank you so much. Thumbs up.

@sarahclick4280 4 жыл бұрын

Brah.... THANK YOU!!! It took me a few days to get back to my light fixture after removing the old ballast and I thought I'd lost my damn mind. Never would have put the reds to the blue, thank you for making this short, sweet, and to the point. Two thumbs way up. And bonus points for color coding the diagram & not just writing the colors. Big help for those of us with the ADD. I was able to say I did it, and didn't blow anything up!

@Chinookman 4 жыл бұрын

Sarah Click love that it helped you. Comments like this definitely make up for any thumbs down. Lol And glad nobody has gotten zapped.

@dawnvanhook2132 3 жыл бұрын

After reading more about ballasts than any layman should have to - Thank you so much for the video. When I called the store to say the "spaghetti" didn't match what the original had I was blown off with "read the directions. I did. They were utterly usless. I googled 2 red, 2 blue, 2 yellow, one white and one black ballast and TaDa! I found my solution! And yes it did work precisely as you said! THANK YOU!

@Chinookman 3 жыл бұрын

Love it Dawn. I count myself as a reasonably intelligent member of Mensa and I still cannot figure out some of these online explanations. Okay the Mensa part isn’t true. But I do have a technical bachelor’s degree, amd read extensively in physics, quantum physics, cosmology and astronomy. It’s OVERLY complicating what should be a simple subject. I need to brush up on non Euclidean geometry and knot theory as well as topology mathematics to grasp ballast wiring. Lol!

@pineboxxofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I couldn't find any other videos with this exact detail.

@servantofyah1377 2 жыл бұрын

I read your instructions in reverse to fix my problem.....kings to you sir.

@carygagliano7616 Жыл бұрын

🙌. Clear, concise and to the point. Replacing a neighbors ballast and bulbs. Opened up the fixture and found yellow wires. I ain’t got no yellow wires on the replacement ballast. This problem leaves me perplexed. Thanks to you and your down and dirty explanation, to my little old sweet lady neighbor, I look like I know what the hell I’m doing!!

@Chinookman Жыл бұрын

Score! Now comes the brownie tray.

@maroonmattadoor5022 4 жыл бұрын

Your video deserves more views than it has. Simple and to the point information. Exactly what I needed.

@Chinookman 4 жыл бұрын

Matthew Andraka Hey thanks. Stay safe. .

@Chinookman 2 ай бұрын

This little video still plugging away all these years later! You’re one of the early viewers.

@bradallen6293 4 жыл бұрын

Got ‘done’ replacing my ballast and only one of the two lamps lit. Spent too long researching how to resolve it - until I found your video. Less than four minutes in, paused it and went and rewired things. Perfect. Thanks!

@Chinookman 4 жыл бұрын

I had a similar experience so I tried to cut through the BS for people.

@jimmycrackcorn2135 3 жыл бұрын

Worked perfect!!! Thank you so much for this lol I went into this project not having a clue. The sense of accomplishment rofl!!!!

@ntssw Жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this. It helped me install a new ballast which didn't match my old one. I would have assumed I bought the wrong one if it hadn't been for this video. In my case, the new ballast was the one that had the yellow wires, but the same wiring applied.

@Chinookman Жыл бұрын

So bizarre how these ballasts seem to be color coded as whatever the manufacturer feels like doing. That’s definitely why they have diagrams that are often confusing to non electricians.

@jfstorey8465 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks David! This cleared up the confusion regarding the yellow wires that my old ballast had. My fixture with the replacement ballast works perfectly.

@Chinookman 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@molina00 2 жыл бұрын

The lights in my garage went out a while back and I didn't know what to do with the yellow wires and the extra red wire. After watching your video I just changed out my ballast this morning. Thanks for your clear and concise explanation on the wiring. 👍🏻

@abuhana535 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this video. I watched numerous videos and none of them were to the point and simple to understand. Danke Schön👍

@ac4037 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to make the video. Spot in for my needs and straight forward. Thanks!!

@bigjoker4u 2 жыл бұрын

I wish all help videos were this straight forward, worked great thank you

@niecra 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this instructional video. The wiring diagram on the new ballast showed the red wire going to one end of the lights and a blue wire going to each light on the other end. So, I ran a blue wire from the ballast to each of the yellows and tied the 2 red and 2 blues from the other end of the light to the red wire on the new ballast. When I tested it, it didn't blow anything although it was wired incorrectly. Thank god! But only one of the 2 bulbs would light up. I could get either light to work, but never both at the same time. That's when I found your video and rewired it.

@richardjoslin7420 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your great video! I actually went to the store and bought a new fixture ("cheaper than an electrician"). When I got home and found your video, I hadn't opened the box yet and became intrigued when I saw the old ballast in your video was the EXACT one I encountered in my fixture. After looking at your video at least 20 times (I don't know if they count multiple views by the same person or not 🙂, I had enough confidence to proceed. When I actually got around to installing it (today). It worked PERFECTLY. Thanks again, SO much. there's one or two more around the house that need new ballasts, and now I can get them all fixed!!

@Chinookman Жыл бұрын

Very nice. We’re all proud of you for taking on the challenge. And probably saving a few bucks. Eventually it may make sense to go LED but in the meantime a swap to electronic ballast is pretty inexpensive.

@JohnAnderson-mu5im 2 жыл бұрын

I was confused about the yellow wires from my old ballast and you explained things perfectly! It worked, thanks a bunch.

@Chinookman 2 жыл бұрын

Another satisfied customer! Be sure to hit that thumbs up, subscribe and hit the bell for notifications. TOTALLY KIDDING. Glad it helped you out!

@extorter 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! Saved me another trip to the store. Going to install these today.

@Chinookman 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Good luck with repairs.

@kallin61 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video saved me from returning the New balance I purchased. It worked for me no problems now I'm able to install LED fluorescent lighting

@Chinookman 3 жыл бұрын

So glad! And I hope you found the video fast. It’s climbing in search.

@1998jmusmc 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! Saved me another trip to store return!

@metalmogul4691 3 жыл бұрын

Life saver, thank you for taking the time to show this wiring method on a video.

@Chinookman 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@garylong9260 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Mr. David W.! You are a GENIOUS! Your video was simple but quite effective. My problem was opposite of your drawing. The 4 wires were on the ballast instead of the fixture. I had my doubts, but in the video you said "trust me it will work". Indeed the light works. Thank you very much!

@Chinookman Жыл бұрын

Those pesky electrons at it again with a rainbow of colorful wires.

@skybird822 Жыл бұрын

Thanks David.Your drawing is very clear to understand.

@CruisingA1A 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I love that you made it clear with the picture and you were straight to the point.

@Chinookman 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words. Did you try becoming inebriated with my non-verbal "umms" as a drinking game? I'll do better next repair, using a script. lol!

@jimpickering3099 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! This is what I needed to know. On one end, I had a red wire attached to one socket that jumped to the other socket. On the other end, I had one blue wire going into each socket. I replaced the old T12 ballast with a new T8 ballast, but it had 2 reds, 2 blues, and 2 yellows. I could not for the life of me get the lights working properly, but I didn't wire them like you did in this video. I'll try it. Thanks!!

@Chinookman 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent, update if it worked as your scenario is slightly different it sounds like based on a seemingly random (or duplicative) wires.

@tolisson1 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the clear tutorial on the wiring. I almost went back to HD thinking I got the wrong type of ballast!

@bulldogger9846 3 ай бұрын

Man I just had to let you know how much you helped me today. Your video was simple, clear, and concise. Thanks you so much for uploading this. 🙏

@Chinookman 2 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@fudgea 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you a whole lot. I was about to return the ballast for the lack of yellow wires but decided to check KZfaq. Your video was at the top as it should be. short, to the point and correct.

@Chinookman 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear I saved another few minutes of unnecessary hassle and effort!

@smoothblackice 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, David! This was the only video that solved my situation. Short, concise and informative.

@Chinookman 10 ай бұрын

Glad another to do list item check off!

@ken306809 Жыл бұрын

Thank You Thank You Thank you , you are a life saver especially this close to Christmas with house guests on the way

@larrydavid5195 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Clear, straight forward, and right on target! Good job!

@Chinookman 3 жыл бұрын

Hope it helped, maybe even saved some gas money.

@larrydavid5195 3 жыл бұрын

@@Chinookman Absolutely! Your diagram and step-through were easy. I would have taken me forever to figure it out.

@ernestoruesta9446 4 жыл бұрын

David thank you for the video, you save me a lot of money using your instructions I did it my self in 20 minutes :)

@davidpi2540 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making it so easy even a senior could understand, I have light!!!

@Chinookman 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@picayuneWR 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. The yellow wires had me stumped. Followed your advice and it worked perfectly.

@Chinookman 4 жыл бұрын

picayuneWR glad it helped you!

@jessicamcintyre3842 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I wondered why the colors didn't match. Your video totally helped

@Chinookman 5 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear!

@ai_is_a_great_place 3 жыл бұрын

OK I may have bitten off more then I should have chewed with trying to replace old ballasts with new ones in our garage (I spent 5 hours looking at the diagram the same way a child looks at an advanced math book) but this video.... This video did more then all my previous Google searches combined! Thank you!

@Chinookman 3 жыл бұрын

I hope it all worked out! Those wiring diagrams on the ballasts are for shit.

@ai_is_a_great_place 3 жыл бұрын

@@Chinookman it did work! I went back, wired as shown, and viola! We have light. Thanks again sir, you rock!

@tev2204 Жыл бұрын

This was super helpful and explained everything! I was able to change mine with your help! Thank you!

@Chinookman Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad it helped you out! Thanks for the comment.

@brave1.0 3 жыл бұрын

I bought a brand new 2 lamp F40T12 fluorescent rapid start ballast for my new house, and I wired it up the old way like how the old ballast was wired up and it worked 100% for me and the new ballast I wired up how it was on the old one has absolutely no problems at all a few days later.

@joriggs8948 2 жыл бұрын

I went through several videos and this is the only one that made sense. My shop lights work now, thanks!

@Chinookman 2 жыл бұрын

It could even be shorter in length, but hopefully you found it quickly. Thanks for the comment.

@Typlay87 Жыл бұрын

Perfect video. I had 4 yellow wires but hooked them up per the ballast diagram and your instructions. Worked like a charm!

@Chinookman Жыл бұрын

Hey glad to hear it all worked out well given the small difference. It’s the Wild West in ballast land.

@markhoisington Жыл бұрын

Perfect! THANK YOU! Wasn’t getting anywhere until I came across your video

@Chinookman Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. I hope you found this early in your searches. It's a mess in Google search for mismatched ballast wires.

@randywilson6643 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent job! The schematic with the explanation was short and very effective. Thank you

@Chinookman 5 жыл бұрын

Randy Wilson thanks! I had to do some searching myself on the web and figured I would add this scenario to KZfaq where I did NOT find my answer.

@jakefromstatefarm5 3 жыл бұрын

Had this issue at work today. Thank you for your help!!

@MrWillcorn 2 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say thank you! Worked great for me!

@cjallewine9220 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Worked perfectly. I was about to return my ballast to Lowe’s.

@Chinookman 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@robertg.1699 4 жыл бұрын

Great video explaining what puzzled me when I opened it up.

@Chinookman 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words.

@forwardpass 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect! Exactly what I needed. Thanks for the helpful and concise tutorial, saved me a bundle.

@Chinookman 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for the comment.

@rsheriff 2 жыл бұрын

Saved me a trip back to Lowe’s as I was sure I purchased the wrong thing! 👍🏾

@Chinookman 2 жыл бұрын

Score! Like and follow for Part 2. “How to Diffuse a Nuclear Warhead”.

@thomaspalomo3891 Жыл бұрын

Just one word - AWESOME! The only problem I had was reattaching the reflector, used ratchet straps to hold in place while screwing the bolts back. Thanks for the video.

@Chinookman Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Back at you.

@francoiscaron1279 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great video and you cannot find this info anywhere. Saved me a lot of headaches and trips to the hardware store. Thanks!!

@Chinookman 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you found the video quickly!

@dddggg9046 Жыл бұрын

Love it! I followed the instruction and the lights are on now! This is amazing!!!

@Chinookman Жыл бұрын

So glad it worked for you.

@jcrtrchannel3806 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly the info I needed. Thank you

@Chinookman 4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear thanks for the comment.

@zekearchuleta6061 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, Finally short and sweet makes sense, Thanks !

@Chinookman 4 жыл бұрын

Zeke Archuleta appreciate it. Yeah just figured I would try to do it quick and easy.

@michaelmaine1451 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, David. Before I attempted the complicated re-wire with a replacement electronic ballast, I thought I would check the KZfaq -- and there you were with a great explanation and much simpler connection. The new ballast works perfectly (as promised)!

@Chinookman 2 жыл бұрын

Spectacular!

@alialrahem9817 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you this is the info l needed and to say l went to Lowes and the worker told most the customer who bought have no ideas how to do the connect the wiring the Ballast with fixture and it burnout and what l bought is the RS240P which is the same one you show in your video and the show old one is the same magnetic ballast that you show in your video

@Chinookman 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Glad it helped you.

@jerryredden9136 7 ай бұрын

Very helpful. I don't think I would have gotten it done without this instruction.

@Chinookman 7 ай бұрын

Glad it worked.

@Tarpon65 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much worked perfectly replacing the 25+ year old ballast in my wife's bathroom with a new electronic one. So easy there is no reason for me not to do my bath, where the lights have been slow to turn on for several years, and hum.

@Chinookman 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

@davekapka1677 Жыл бұрын

So helpful, thanks for posting this!

@rrs1179 2 жыл бұрын

Short and to the point. Great stuff.

@Chinookman 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@ProleDaddy 3 жыл бұрын

Your video really helped me out in a bind here. Thank you so much for this.

@Chinookman 3 жыл бұрын

Always glad to hear!

@jeckchin168 Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much. Great video. I was able to replace my ballast following your instructions.

@Chinookman Жыл бұрын

Very glad to have helped you out!

@mithunb45 18 күн бұрын

Thanks, this worked. Very helpful and straightforward explanation.

@janicecavolt1309 3 жыл бұрын

Great information - used your diagram while wiring to make sure all my connections were right. Success and I can once again see in a cavernous walk in closet!

@Chinookman 3 жыл бұрын

Janice Cavolt hopefully mine was the first instruction you found. My search was painful. So much crap out there that didn’t have only what I needed. Lol!

@johnnyalonso 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Thank you for posting this tutorial. Totally helped

@Pjr8996 3 жыл бұрын

I found a new electronic ballast with yellow, red and blue wires just like my older ballast. The difference I see is it’s rated for more amps and is rated for larger 40T12 bulbs whereas my ballast like the one in this video is labeled for smaller T8 bulbs.