@gdhaywood that makes sense. I’ll be more careful to check that from here on. Most places that I work in have the T8’s already, but for the few that don’t I’ll have to look and see if the ballasts are compatible. Thanks for all the info!

@gdhaywood, so what happens if you do interchange them? Like I said, I have a few T8’s I’ve put in for some T12’s and nothing’s happened that I can tell…so what’s the reasoning not to?

@gdhaywood thanks for clearing that up – I guess I only have shunted tombstones then.

@dabbs no problem – always glad to share what little I know!

As for my own problem, I decided to stop trying to wrestle any more with it and just swapped out the ballast. Solved the problem just like that. It’s so weird though, I’ve never had a ballast…[Read more]

@gdhaywood hmm, it was set up with two reds on the same yellow and then a blue to the other yellow (and it’s a four lamp ballast, so the second blue was just capped) I re-wired it so that the outer red now goes to the previously capped blue but had to leave before I could see if that changed anything (it was the daycare’s nap time).

welcome to BTP @gdhaywood
great hobby you got there, making & rebuilding lamps. hope we gonna see some projects

monman1 wrote:MXH180

@monman1
Joshua, you must really like the Bosch Worm Drive you recently got? That one is on my list but in my sights anytime soon.

gdhaywood wrote:Since the MXH180 isn’t currently on the list, I suppose I will save up for the RHH181.

@gdhaywood
Garrett the RHH181 looks like a nice compact rotary hammer.

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TaraC wrote:@gdhaywood Like @jponto07 said.. Quickbooks is the most efficient, thorough way to go. Has made it so easy at tax time. I also have my Quickbooks hooked up with a mobile scanner. Every single evening when I come in I get all of my receipts out of my purse or pockets, scan them in, and you can export everything to Excel or…

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welcome @gdhaywood you’ll love it here.

58Chev wrote:

gdhaywood wrote:
Greetings all! My name is Garrett. I am a native west Tennesseean. I have been a licensed electrician since 2009. Before that I worked as a laborer for my father who is a contractor. One might say I’ve been around tools all my life.

@gdhaywood,
Welcome to BTP Garrett,

Don’t be afraid to jump in and give your 2 cen…

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gdhaywood wrote:Greetings all! My name is Garrett. I am a native west Tennesseean. I have been a licensed electrician since 2009. Before that I worked as a laborer for my father who is a contractor. One might say I’ve been around tools all my life.

@gdhaywood,
Welcome to BTP Garrett,

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Welcome to BTP @gdhaywood. Stop by here and say hello.