"It's definitely better to replace your fluorescent lamps with LEDs rather ... Plug and play LEDs (Type A) work in existing fixtures but ballasts may fail before the lamp. Their ease of ...

Standard fluorescent lamps require dedicated luminaires with compatible ballasts to operate them because they cannot be inserted into 120-V AC sockets. Figure 8-8 is an exploded view of a typical ...

Ballasts are power supplies or transformers for fluorescent lamps, light sources that consist of a glass tube filled with argon, neon, or other inert gas. When ballasts supply electrical current, the ...