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9. If it's a screw in starter (older fixtures have these), it's a few dollars

Tue Sep 14, 2021, 12:14 PM

Sep 2021

And you can replace it easily. It will look like a metal cylander, probably unpainted aluminum.

The just pop out if you push in and turn them. No chance ot getting shocked handling them.

Internal ballasts aren't worth replacing. You can buy a new fixture and bulb for less than it would cost to repair.

https://www.amazon.com/Power-Gear-Fluorescent-Standard-54388/dp/B008DB3EHO/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=B008DB3EHO&psc=1

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over the counter kitchen light just won't work... [View all] CTyankee Sep 2021 OP

Is it a fluorescent bulb? Gaugamela Sep 2021 #1

Yes. And the other two work just fine. CTyankee Sep 2021 #2

If it's a screw in starter (older fixtures have these), it's a few dollars getagrip_already Sep 2021 #9

It's hard to say, but I would expect something like $150 to $200. Gaugamela Sep 2021 #4

That's what I'd check first. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2021 #11

Sounds like the 3 lights are wired in parallel. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2021 #5

where is the ballast? CTyankee Sep 2021 #12

OK, but what do I do with it then? CTyankee Sep 2021 #15

Let me also suggest,,,, OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2021 #17

I'd love to see the light application now. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2021 #20

I wish I could, too. It is beyond my present capabilities (I'm old). CTyankee Sep 2021 #21

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