Recent content by mnemonic76

I certainly don't want this thread to be hijacked into a theological discussion, but I can't help but to ask why someone is reading the "highly technical" forum and chooses to simply call the careful consideration of generations of scientists, not to mention the other members of the forum, from...

Well, I did do quite a bit of welding in the garage around the time I installed all the cheapo fixtures. The welder is just a little Lincoln MIG that runs on 120... but I do have a big compressor that runs on 240... interesting. I also read that you can have problems with a bunch of the fixtures...

I'm sorry guys, I forgot to mention they are fluorescent. Dual T8 tubes I think. Thanks for the responses. I do actually want to attempt to repair these, and not buy new yet. Mostly due to the expense of replacing all those ballasts, but also it just seems so wasteful. If I can replace a lodger...

I installed a bunch of electronic ballast shop lights in my garage several years ago. In less than 6 months they started to fail. I think there were 15-20 fixtures initially installed, and now about 4 or 5 still work. I have replaced a few with brand new ballasts, but it has always eaten at me...

Hey guys, just wanted to thank you for saving me a lot of heartache and troubleshooting. Turns out on my m5030 motherboard the PL4301 had bad solder joints.. came right up with very little force. Resoldered and voila! all is well. Thanks for contributing your time, effort and expertise to an...