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    Help on Ballast and PL light connection

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    Hi,

    Any kind souls can enlighten me on the connection for a 13W Ballast and 11W PL?

    Here is my connection which don't work

    - neutral to pin 1 of ballast
    - pin 2 of ballast to pin A of PL
    - pin B of PL to live

    Thanks.

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    what type of ballast are u using?
    I Love Penang

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    Your connection is correct for PL-C


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    I'm using normal ballast. Or do I need a starter for it to work?

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    Actually, most of the Compact Flourescent lights have a inbuilt starter... I've mod a 13-watt to a 18 watt simply by changing the ballast (normal) and the bulb.
    Regards.

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    Dragon,

    How? OK?
    Cheers!!

    Sherwin Choo
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    2-pin PLs have built in starter whereas 4-pin PLs don't.

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    sherwin,

    still not ok, suspect that my ballast is not working... will dismantle my 9W table-lamp over the weekend and use it ballast to test it out again.

    btw, I don't think that i need a starter, as mok mentioned, 2-pin PL should have a build-in starter included.

    cheers!

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    Yup, mok's info is quite accurate. If you have a multimeter you can check if the ballast is ok or not. Just put it to ohm range and see is you can get a reading. It should show around 3~4 ohms. Normally if it is faulty the reading shows very high resistance or open circuit.
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    Sherwin Choo
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    I've tested my ballast using a multimeter, it indicated open circuit, the ballast is faulty as what Sherwin have mentioned.

    It is a brand new ballast, hopefully the electical shop will exchange with me, guess need to bring a multimeter along this time.

    Cheers.

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    Yup.... go back to the shop and demand a replacement.
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    Sherwin Choo
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