Hi,
I need some assistance to what I'm doing wrong.
For a jukebox restoration project I have replaced the following light ballasts
2 x GE 89G525 (4T5 lamp 118V 60CY .125AMP) with 2 x ROBERTSON SP79P (120V 60Hz 0.18A).
Connected are these two tubes; TL-4W/33-640. (which I assume are F4T5 ?)
4 x GE 89G457 (14-15-20watt 118V 60CY .38 AMP) were replaced with 4 x ROBERTSON CC1420 (120V 60Hz 0.35A).
Connected are an L18W20, a 14watt F14T12 and two 20 watt F20T12.
The replacement parts were recommended by a jukebox parts seller.
It was quickly apparant that there is likely something wrong, since the *new* smell from the light ballasts keeps like that, months after replacing them.
Also, sometimes one of these two bulbs tends to shut off temporarily, which made me think this ballast gets too hot. Sure enough, it feels like that.
So here's where I hope you can help me.
Can it be that this ballast isn't the correct one, which causes the trouble ?
The original GE 89G525, replaced with a ROBERTSON SP79P;
Upon looking up the supported lamps of this ballast, the F4T5 (which I think is the type of lamp pictured) isn't mentioned.
(CFQ9W/G23, CFT5W/G23, CFT7W/G23, CFT9W/G23, F6T5, F8T5 are)
https://robertsonlighting.com/sp79p-a-v1
This one does, so I was wondering if this would be the correct ballast in your opinion.
https://robertsonlighting.com/sp48-a-v1.html
(F4T5, F6T5, F8T5, G4T5, G6T5, G8T5)
The GE 89G457, replaced with Robertson CC1420 seems to have the correct bulbs listed, although the L18W20 isn't in the list, the other two are.
https://robertsonlighting.com/cc1420-a-v1.html
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I need some assistance to what I'm doing wrong.
For a jukebox restoration project I have replaced the following light ballasts
2 x GE 89G525 (4T5 lamp 118V 60CY .125AMP) with 2 x ROBERTSON SP79P (120V 60Hz 0.18A).
Connected are these two tubes; TL-4W/33-640. (which I assume are F4T5 ?)
4 x GE 89G457 (14-15-20watt 118V 60CY .38 AMP) were replaced with 4 x ROBERTSON CC1420 (120V 60Hz 0.35A).
Connected are an L18W20, a 14watt F14T12 and two 20 watt F20T12.
The replacement parts were recommended by a jukebox parts seller.
It was quickly apparant that there is likely something wrong, since the *new* smell from the light ballasts keeps like that, months after replacing them.
Also, sometimes one of these two bulbs tends to shut off temporarily, which made me think this ballast gets too hot. Sure enough, it feels like that.
So here's where I hope you can help me.
Can it be that this ballast isn't the correct one, which causes the trouble ?
The original GE 89G525, replaced with a ROBERTSON SP79P;
Upon looking up the supported lamps of this ballast, the F4T5 (which I think is the type of lamp pictured) isn't mentioned.
(CFQ9W/G23, CFT5W/G23, CFT7W/G23, CFT9W/G23, F6T5, F8T5 are)
https://robertsonlighting.com/sp79p-a-v1
This one does, so I was wondering if this would be the correct ballast in your opinion.
https://robertsonlighting.com/sp48-a-v1.html
(F4T5, F6T5, F8T5, G4T5, G6T5, G8T5)
The GE 89G457, replaced with Robertson CC1420 seems to have the correct bulbs listed, although the L18W20 isn't in the list, the other two are.
https://robertsonlighting.com/cc1420-a-v1.html
Any help would be greatly appreciated.