When your fluorescent light flickers or makes a loud and annoying hum, a degrading ballast could be the cause. Replacing a ballast is easier than you think, but ballasts can be expensive, so consider ...

Q: My home is about 20 years old. My problem is with the lights in the kitchen. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. When I turn on the switch, the light flickers or just partially lights. I ...

February 18, 2009 Compact fluorescent lights (CFL) are a smaller version of their long established big brothers which, despite some drawbacks such as a small amount of mercury content, have gained ...

The white paper covers a revision to the way ballast efficiency factor (BEF) is calculated. The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), Rosslyn, VA, has released a white paper that ...

When I wired my bathroom, I left some wires in the ceiling for an exhaust fan and light combo. I didn't get around to installing and wiring it up until today, but in the meantime I had replaced the ...

International Rectifier (IR) announces the IRS2526DS "Mini8" compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) ballast control IC that features full programmability and a high degree of accuracy and control for all lamp ...

Last week I was sitting here at the office/loft/shop/warehouse/lab/consulting-place megaplex and the 8-foot fluorescent light flashed five times, then went back on ...

SAVANNAH, Ga., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- There is a looming concern with brand name Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) bulbs, and PureSpectrum, Inc. (Pink Sheets ...

Taking a system-in-a-package approach, the FAN7710 debuts as the most highly integrated ballast IC on the market developed for compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) designs. The device combines one high-side ...

International Rectifier has introduced the IRS2530D and IRS2158D 600V control ICs for energy-efficient dimming fluorescent lighting ballast applications. The IRS2530D DIM8 is a linear dimming ballast ...