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I prefer to use wall lights only at my business to save electricity bill. There are couple switches that control different sections of wall lights. And, each section of wall lights also connects to a couple ceiling lights (fluorescent lights).

If i take out these fluorescent lights, is there any thing potentially bad when i turn on those switches? Will it be bad for the ballasts of those fluorescent lights ?

2007-03-23 08:53:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden Do It Yourself (DIY)

7 answers

Not at all...

2007-03-27 02:10:40 · answer #1 · answered by Juliette 6 · 0 0

The ballast is essentially a transformer that is tied directly to that wall switch you mention on the input side of the that transformer and the output side directly connects the end prongs of the flourscent across the gaseous medium exciting the gas and giving off flourscent light.

So you will indeed still power up that ballast transformer on the input side, and that ballast transformer has an internal resistance, so it will consume a small amount of power even though the tube is removed. So to save max energy you will need to disconnect the power from the balast transformers which are inside the flourscent fixtures.

However it will not damage the ballast tansformer as the load on the output side of the transformer is ZERO so no damage will occur.

2007-03-23 09:36:55 · answer #2 · answered by James M 6 · 0 0

I'm not a lighting guy but... I've pulled two of the 4 lights out of the fixtures in my store and they have been that way 10+ years. I've seen no problem. With no light bulb in the fixture I can't see where the ballast will be involved.

2007-03-23 11:05:13 · answer #3 · answered by BAAL 2 · 0 0

No it will not hurt the ballasts...but the ballasts will still use some power...you will not save much money by disconnecting the flourescent lights or removing bulbs...most flourescent light fixtures use very little electricity....i would consider the amount of light i would be losing before doing this...

2007-03-26 05:52:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

If you pull the lamps out of the flouro lights the ballest will still have voltage to it but it will not have a load to transfer current to. So essentially it will act like an open circuit but the remaining lights on that circuit will function normally so you would be fine just removing the lamps. It will not cause any damage to the other components either such as switches.

2007-03-23 09:43:41 · answer #5 · answered by goldenglover24 1 · 0 0

what are your wall lights, incandescent?
they probably use more energy than your florescent
but you may have old florescent fixtures which are inefficient
old one are identified by magnetic ballast ( called rapid starts ) and big t-12 florescent lamps ( 1 1/4" in diameter )
new fixtures all use electronic ballast ( called instant starts ), do not need to warm up, and use thinner t-8 lamps ( 1" in diameter ) and are either 120 or preferable 277 volts ( typical in commercial buildings )

2007-03-23 12:16:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

No,

2007-03-23 08:57:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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