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MOPARMITCH said
No.. Originally, 18 yrs ago, they were all big bulb units , with dual oil filled ballasts. Then a buddy gave me a trash can full of T8 bulbs. So I went in each unit and pulled out the dual ballasts and put in electronic ballasts. That lasted for about 8 yrs, until I retrofit to LED....
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zkx14 said
Depends on the bulbs. If you get 120v bulbs, just need power to the ends. Rip out the old ballasts and pop in the bulbs. With fixtures already in ceiling that's the easiest. For free hanging fixtures, probably just as well to just swap fixtures. One big advantage for our use at work is it eliminates the wide side reflectors that collect a lot of dust.
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awesome, I've been trying to figure out the lighting for the garage im building next spring. I can get a bunch of those old energy hog industrial light fixtures for cheap.