Replace the ballast when your fluorescent light flickers or makes an annoying hum.
Fluorescent light ballast replacement youtube.
Remove the fluorescent ballast compartment cover to expose the internal wiring and ballast.
I am not an electrician and a professional electrician would probably have done something else.
Unplug the fixture or turn off the power at the main panel.
The repair will only take about 10 minutes.
To safely replace the ballast in your fluorescent light turn off the lamp remove it and check the voltage of the feed wires with a voltmeter.
Watch and see what the problem w.
Because the wiring is different from the available ballasts at my local hardware store i have to do some work.
This fluorescent light fixture in my garage either wouldn t turn on at all or would flicker so much it wasn t even worth it.
In this video i replace a 30 year old worn out electric ballast in a fluorescent kitchen laundry room style light with a new keystone kteb 2c72 1 tp ws cp replacement.
This was done in under 30.
Link to ballast here.
The attachment method.