[APD] Electronic ballasts

["Jerry Smith" <jerrytheplater at hotmail_com>]

Greetings:

I'm coming out of lurking mode to ask a question about Magnetek Triad 
Electronic ballasts. I am thinking of retrofitting my AGA twin tube strip 
light -36 inch T-8- to a triple tube electronic fixture. The ballast 
recommended by my companies supplier is: B332I120RH for $22.00. This ballast 
will run three F25T8 lamps. Voltage 120. Line current 0.60 Amps. Input Power 
68 watts. Power Factor >.95. Ballast Factor 0.92. Ballast Efficiency Factor 
1.35. THD <20%. Min. Start Temp 0 F. 9.5 inch long, 2.40 inch wide, 1.55 
inch high.

The question is: how does this compare with ballasts available in LFS that 
cost in the range of $50 to $80? I don't want to mention any brand names. Am 
I really getting something worthwhile by buying one sold for the Marine 
hobby compared to this Magnetek Triad ballast?

The next question is: will Triton T8 lamps light up and work properly with 
an electronic ballast? I am currently using them on the AGA which has 
magnetic ballasts and starters.

Thanks

Jerry Smith in Bloomingdale, NJ, USA

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