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Ballasts

A lighting ballast is required to control the starting and operating voltages of electrical gas discharge lightssuch as fluorescent, neon lights and high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps. The term lighting ballast can refer to any component of the circuit intended to limit the flow of current through the light, from a single resistor to more complex devices.

A more modern type of lighting ballast is the electronic type. An electronic lighting ballast uses solid state circuitry to transform voltage, but unlike electromagnetic ballasts, can also alter the frequency of power. This means that an electronic lighting ballast can greatly reduce or eliminate any flicker in the lamps. Because it uses solid-state circuitry instead of magnetic coils, it is also more efficient and therefore runs cooler.

With greater efficiency and ability to reduce flicker the electronic ballasts are more popular than electromagnetic ballasts, and are often used to replace them. A few applications, however, require an electromagnetic lighting ballast, such as ballasts that must preheat or ballasts for extremely high output lamps. Each of our lighting products details the required ballast for perfect operation.

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Ballast 71-8969-00-00
Ballast 71-8969-00-00
Ballast for the HERCULES Outdoor Wall Lights   Details Ballast to be used with the HERCULES range..
£25.54 £17.03 Ex Tax: £14.19
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470370 Electronic Ballast HQI/CDM 70w
470370 Electronic Ballast HQI/CDM 70w
470370 Electronic Ballast HQI/CDM 70w   Details Maximum load 70w Produces flicker free light Exte..
£71.88 £42.05 Ex Tax: £35.04
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LEDS C4 100-240V 70W Ballast ACT-BAL-005
LEDS C4 100-240V 70W Ballast ACT-BAL-005
100-240V 70W Ballast    Details For use with the following discharge lamps ​CDM-R111 GX8.5 HI..
£63.18 £42.12 Ex Tax: £35.10
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470360 Electronic Ballast HQI/CDM 35w
470360 Electronic Ballast HQI/CDM 35w
470360 Electronic Ballast HQI/CDM 35w   Details Maximum load 35w Produces flicker free light Exte..
£71.88 £46.72 Ex Tax: £38.93
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470380 Electronic Ballast HQI/CDM 150w
470380 Electronic Ballast HQI/CDM 150w
470380 Electronic Ballast HQI/CDM 150w   Details Maximum load 150w Produces flicker free light..
£107.88 £70.12 Ex Tax: £58.43
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