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Identifying and Handling PCB Ballasts During a Lighting Retrofit
Prior to the late 1970's, ballast manufacturers used a group of compounds called polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, to insulate and cool the inner components in certain electrical products. One common application was to cool the internal capacitor of fluorescent lamp ballasts. These components contained a small amount of PCB oil and most of it is typically absorbed by several layers of paper within the device. Since these compounds were found to...
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January 5, 2012
Efficiency Vermont Enhances Lighting Rebate Program
Efficiency Vermont, Vermont's statewide provider of energy efficiency services, has announced a new program promoting the replacement of T12 and HID High-Bay lighting with more... Read more
April 13, 2010
T5HO Warehouse Lighting Application Guide
The vast majority of existing warehouse space in the US is lit with inefficient high intensity discharge or magnetically ballasted T12 fluorescent light fixtures.... Read more
March 5, 2010
What Are T5 and T5HO High Bay Lights?
T5 and T5HO fluorescent high bay fixtures and other T5-based specialty lights are built around a linear fluorescent tube lamp. Like other types of lamps, the number in the name... Read more
November 18, 2009