8.7 volts incoming (MAYBE RESOLVED)
I came up with an unusual problem this morning. I've got 3 of the 2 light 12 volt fluorescent fixtures above my gally. Two of the three are burning, one is not (very dim). I'm thinking the ballast ...
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Hey all, I followed your suggestions and after checking grounds and the feed wire @ 8.7 volts, I checked the wire at the switch. Apparently, I have a switch that its innards are not making good contact. I giggled it around and the voltage increased. The toggle switch feed wire is 13.4 volts (or there abouts) but the output side of the switch is reading 11.4 volts. It was lower than that when I first checked. Anyway, it's dropping a couple of volts inside the switch. I'm going to buy another switch since apparently there's corrosion in there. Also, the lights flicker pretty bad when I'm messing with this switch.
I went ahead and wired the fixture with the bad ballast using leds. It's not quite as bright as the fluorescent but almost. I will probably go ahead and get a strip that is little brighter and change all three.
I went ahead and wired the fixture with the bad ballast using leds. It's not quite as bright as the fluorescent but almost. I will probably go ahead and get a strip that is little brighter and change all three.
