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    Aug 12, 2009, 10:19 AM
    Ballast problems
    I have a light with two mag. Ballasts 13 watt.One ballast doesn't work any more,how can you tell what is wrong. I have checked all wires and conections and used a new bulb.Still, one light doesn't work.
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    Aug 12, 2009, 01:23 PM
    The ballast is bad. They mostly open inside, sometimes short out. Nothing much more that a transformer.
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