Re: Will a 32 watt PL fluorescent bulb work on a 42w PL fluorescent ballast? « Reply #15 on: September 22, 2022, 11:40:12 PM » Author: 70HPS
I'll look into obtaining the proper ballast for my 18w PL.
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	Re: Will a 32 watt PL fluorescent bulb work on a 42w PL fluorescent ballast? « Reply #16 on: September 22, 2022, 11:41:08 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
A programmed start ballast would work best for these lamps to ensure the longest potential lamp life.
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	Re: Will a 32 watt PL fluorescent bulb work on a 42w PL fluorescent ballast? « Reply #17 on: September 23, 2022, 02:22:24 AM » Author: Medved
Quote from: 70HPS on September 22, 2022, 11:17:49 PM I assumed that it would shorten lamp life. I won't run it often, since I'd use it only if I wanted a warmer 3000k over the 4100k of my other 26-42w PL's. Well, running a lamp designed for 0.22A using ballast designed for 0.33A lamps means the "shortened life a bit" would mean the "a bit" to be a normally "10k hour" life rated lamp to fail after just few 100's hours. It goes really pretty fast...
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