Will it break the ballast to just remove the fluorescent bulbs above my desk?

crzyred Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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Jul 20, 2010, 10:34 AM

Will it break the ballast to just remove the fluorescent bulbs above my desk?

Will it break the ballast to just remove the fluorescent bulbs above my desk?

RickJ Posts: 7,762, Reputation: 864

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Jul 20, 2010, 10:42 AM

No. Removing and replacing the bulbs will not break the ballast.

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