Universal 24214 - B234SR120M-A000I T12 Fluorescent Ballast

Worth the 3 week wait time. Priced $10 per unit cheaper than Home Depot. Installed and working.

So my garage lights -- typical florescent 4 ft long bulbs that you typically see in garages etc. -- started to flicker then eventually not turn on. I am fairly handy however, not an electrician or electrically inclined ( I can swap out outlets, install timers, ceiling fans, light fixtures however, get a little lost on three way switches and things like that). My first instinct was to change the bulb. Did nothing. I probably should have done an internet search on the issue as my problems tend not to be unique. However, I didn't and just put the task off as my three- bay garage got darker and darker as they each began to fail. A family member told me it's most likely the ballasts. Of course he was correct. The important thing is to TURN THE POWER OFF AT THE BREAKER then take the outside plastic cover off, bulbs out, and pop the center "cover" off the unit. Probably can be done by squeezing the cover inward to remove it from its slots. This will reveal the electrical workings of the fixture, including the ballast. Check the wires coming out of your particular ballast and make sure you have the same ones as this product. Take a picture with your phone of the original ballast and then search for ballasts. Mine did, save the yellow wires were on the other side of the unit. Remove the old ballast and simply wire nut the new ones in matching same color to same color. I pre stripped the wires on the original to about an inch and the same on this unit. Twisted them together, trimmed the excess, then capped them off with a wire nut. I did buy a pack of colored wire nuts. You may need to if you don't have a lot laying around. Need 6 per unit -- the black and white wires on the original should be connected with a nut on original installation - these can be reused. Doesn't really matter what color the nuts are. I guess you could simply twist and wrap with electrical tape too. This unit was longer than the original so it did not mount into all the originals places, however one bolt holds it in/up and some double sided foam tape can hold the other. this unit is considerably lighter than the original. Pop the breaker back on after and should work like new. Note: working above your head is difficult. Use a ladder that is as close to the unit as possible that can be safely done, this will save your arms, especially when you have more than one to do.

Remplacement de ballast.

Ballast was brand new and worked well as advertised. I'm a maintenance manager at a chain of stores in Ohio and I already know how to install these things. However, even if you're somewhat a novice in the electrical field, these things couldn't be easier to install. Wires are all color coded. So, matching and hooking up is a breeze. You will find 2 reds, 2 blues, 2 yellows, 1 black, and 1 white wire on the ballast. As long as this is the correct ballast for your fixture, you will find the same colors and amount of wires on the fixture. Everything is connected using screw-on wire nut connectors, which are reusable. Just be sure to disconnect the main power to the fixture before attempting to change the ballast so you don't end up being another statistic. This (2) bulb electronic ballast is a more efficient replacement for magnetic T-12 ballasts, and is used in either a (2) T-12 bulb fixture or paired with a second equivalent T-12 ballast in a (4) bulb fixture. BTW, remember the "hum" you might hear from a fixture powered by a magnetic ballast. Well, say "bye-bye" to the humming sound. These electronic ballasts are virtually silent.

We have many rarely used, but now obsolete, T12s in our house, so I bought these to keep as spares for the next time we lose a ballast. When the technology arrives we'll replace them all with LED lights, but for now we have the spare ballasts.