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PainterofCrap posted:Fish tape is your friend. Fish tape talk: I got a set of the Milwaukee fish sticks and they are way better than my lovely Klein fish tape. I recommend the ultra flexible rods for most jobs. They saved me from making so many extra holes.
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I have a quick questions about fluorescent bar lights: Would a bad starter cause bulbs to burn out almost instantly on one end? I just put a new bar light in my vintage stove after the prior bulb burned out quite a while ago. I figured it was an ancient bulb so reasonable that if died. The new bulb flashed and then went out right after I switched it on. After testing the new bulb with a multimeter, one end of the new bulb gives 0 resistance, so it's definitely dead. The starter the stove uses is an FS-25 starter, and I've already ordered a new one, but want to make sure that's a reasonable cause to the bulb blowing out instantly.
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Beef Of Ages posted:Is there a particular reason you're not retrofitting with a bar LED? I've retrofitted several fluorescent troffers with LED bulbs where you bypass the ballast and any starter so it's much more simple from a wiring standpoint. This would also wholesale solve your problem by not using any of the stuff that may be giving you issues. The main reason is I'd have to disassemble the entire top of the stove again to rewire it and I want to put it off as long as possible. I should have done it when I was restoring the thing but I didn't. I also haven't found a 30" LED tube light that doesn't require a ballast, but if you can find one, I might prioritize the conversion. SpartanIvy fucked around with this message at 03:21 on Mar 24, 2024 |
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To follow up on my previous florescent bulb and starter question. I ended up deep diving into how florescent bulbs work and long story short I've got a new and modern electronic ballast I'm going to install on my stove. I tested it with a 24" linear bulb I had on hand and it works great! (There is a starter pictured there but that's from a previous test with the old ballast)  e: Because it may come up again, I'm not bypassing the ballast for an LED bulb because as far as I have found, nobody makes a 30" T8 LED bypass bulb. The one 30" LED bulb I've found (and ordered) still requires a ballast.
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Motronic posted:https://www.amazon.com/Moen-104421-Cartridge-Puller-Cartridges/dp/B00083EC6C I think OP is past the point where this tool would help, but it would definitely help anyone else with these cursed cartridges. Buy now and avoid this mess when the time comes!
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