Changing out a Ballast

It looks like a real mess but it is actually pretty much connecting color to color.

imageThe only real trick is making for certain that the power is off and buying the correct ballast.
As long as you know the type and number of bulbs in your light, you are good to go!

How do you know if your ballast is out?
If you replace all the bulbs with new ones and you have power in the black wire powering the ballast… You almost for sure have a bad ballast!  (If the white common line is broken or disconnected you will not have power either, but that is extremely rare)

Happy wiring!  And be safe…
-Scott

Published by scottmcdonald101

Scott has been in the home maintenance business and in ministry almost his entire life! He started his own custom cabinet company at the age of sixteen and became an ordained minister in 1994. He has served in God's work just about his entire life while working in remodeling and home maintenance to supplement their income and mission travels. Scott has pastored 2 churches in Texas and planted many churches in Southern Mexico. He and his wife Emma have a daughter, Ella, and together they oversee an organization in Mexico that is planting churches, discipling and feeding the hungry. The remodeling and home maintenance company continues stateside, and has become a trusted home repair company for many north Texas families.

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