Questions tagged [lamp-tombstone]
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Name for light fixture tube socket (tombstone) retainers?
What are the names of the metal photographed parts? The tombstones are inserted to clarify function.
I would like to order more of these metal parts, however, I do not know the terminology to Google for them. There are two different though similar…
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Are the tombstone bulb sockets reusable when I convert fluorescent fixtures to LED?
I am upgrading the bulbs in an old fluorescent work light to LED bulbs. I have pulled the ballasts, and remove the starters from the Tombstones pictured below. Is it safe to use these tombstones without the starters in them, or is there a…
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Systematic process to find replacement fluorescent T5 lamp holder
The goal is to replace a plastic T5 tombstones has melted. The side 'wings' fold-in so it can be 'dropped-into' the fixture.
There are approximately 100+ tombstones and one has melted. Is there a clever technique to identify a suitable…
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Why do fluorescent lighting tombstones melt?
I am fixing the lighting in an older building and one of the plastic tombstones has melted.
There are approximately 100+ tombstones and one has melted. A search found a forum discussion that indicated:
lamps that were supplied to me were made…
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Is it safe to convert a shunted tombstone lamp socket to a non-shunted socket by cutting the shunt?
I am looking into converting a T-8 fluorescent tube fixture to a direct-wire LED tube fixture. In addition to removing the actual ballast, I understand that the "tombstone" lamp sockets in an electrical ballast fluorescent fixture are shunted, but…
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What does "instant wire" on LED tubes mean?
I'm replacing florescent tubes with Westgate T8 LED tubes (T8-EZ4-18W-40K-F), which work both with or without an existing ballast (I remove the ballast when I install them). When bypassing the ballast, you have the option of wiring just one end, or…
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Is it possible to modify a non-shunted tombstone socket to act like a shunted socket
I have an older 4 foot fluorescent fixture (18 years old) in a laundry room that died and I assume it is because the ballast went bad (T8 one inch fluorescent tubes). I was able to locate the exact replacement ballast but the fixture used shunted…
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I'm wanting to do a ballast bypass on an old single bulb T12 light fixture, but the wiring is different from what I've encountered in how-to videos
I'm wanting to do a ballast bypass in this ancient fluorescent fixture with a magnetic ballast in my laundry closet. It has a single bulb and is easy to access, so I thought it would be a good one to try out the bypass on to see how it goes. When i…
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Should the ballast be replaced?
As a follow-on question to: Why fluorescent lighting tombstones melt? I do not know what caused a massive current to melt the tombstone: was it the ballast?
The MELTED tombstone will be replaced, however, if after the tombstone is replaced AND the…
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