Magnetic ballasts can also be called inductive or electromagnetic ballasts. Magnetic Ballasts us an aluminum coil wrapped all-around an iron core to create and regulate voltage. Since 1999 congress has regulated the efficacy aspects of magnetic ballasts (building magnetic ballasts a great deal extra effective). Regardless of regulations figuring out efficiency of magnetic ballast, they can be still viewed as the least effective types of fluorescent ballasts. Although magnetic ballasts are still quite prevalent, in excess of the following quite a few many years manufactures will begin to phase out magnetic ballasts for electronic ballasts. Magnetic ballasts are susceptible to humming and flickering. Magnetic ballasts operate T12 lamps (together with bi-pin, single-pin, and substantial output), some T8 lamps, and 2-pin compact fluorescent lamps. Magnetic ballasts can be found in 1 and two lamp configurations.

T5 fluorescent ballasts working either normal output or substantial output T5 lamps are available. The huge vast majority of T5 fluorescent lamps are electronic. Because they are electronic, T5 fluorescent ballasts are incredibly effective and have no visible flicker or audible hum. T5 fluorescent ballasts can be found in one particular to 4 lamps configurations. T5 fluorescent ballasts accept many input voltages (120-277).

T8 fluorescent ballasts can be found to operate both conventional output and large output T8 lamps. All the T8 fluorescent ballasts listed in our T8 fluorescent ballasts area are electronic. Given that they are electronic, all of our T8 fluorescent ballasts are very effective and also have no audible hum or visible flicker. T8 fluorescent ballasts are available in one particular to four lamp configurations. We give T8 fluorescent ballasts in focused voltage (120 or 277) or universal voltage (120-277).

T12 fluorescent ballasts are available to operate each typical output and large output T12 lamps. Historically, T12 fluorescent ballasts are actually magnetic ballasts only, but now some T12 fluorescent ballasts are becoming produced as electronic ballasts. These new electronic T12 fluorescent ballasts offer you the exact same benefits as all electronic ballasts (no audible hum, no visible flicker, and vitality efficiency). Soon all T12 fluorescent ballasts are going to be electronic.