I really want to know if my T17’s work or are burnt out. I’m curious enough I shelled out $30 for a NOS ballast on eBay to test them but I didn’t realize I was going to have a bunch of trouble finding sockets. I figured a fixture would be pretty difficult. So cutting straight to the mustard:

1) Does anyone know where I can get my hands on some for a fair price or trade?
2) if not is building my own an option?
3) I ran across these when I was looking but they’re made to order and McGill said I’d have to buy a run of 50. Can anyone explain how these work? https://www.emerson.com/documents/commercial-residential/190192.pdf

you will have a VERY VERY hard time finding lamp holders so yea have fun, good luck

Hold the tube in place using some clips and connect to the tube pins with screw terminals

Check whether the tube pins fit into the holes of a 4 pin PC power supply peripheral connector. If it does, you can use that as a pluggable connector over the tube pins. If the distance in the connector is not right take the pins out, isolate them in heat shrink and use them separately

Here's a set of 4 for sale:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/322729566071

Thanks! That’s just what I was looking for

Those are a good bit cheaper than what I've seen before, and what I paid for my set (though mine were NOS).