CFL 652 300w does anyone know what I can put this in?!?!? Help

J232

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Think it should of came with the base? This looks like that bulb..

With that being said, it’s a non integrated cfl so it requires a ballast, like the box says.
 
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go go kid

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the way the bulb is designed, it has the wires going through the glass into a circit, or should do, ive only ever herd of luro tubes needing a ballast, never seen a bulb without a built in ballast. sounds just like you say, a shitty bulb. cheaper isnt allways better sad to say
 

J232

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It’s a high bay light, it’s prob made for a specific fixture which has the ballast built in it. It seems outdated with all the high bay LED fixtures out now. Just send them a email and ask about the ballast. Seems like a hassle, if you are set on this style bulb, grab a integrated one, I can’t see hunting the driver for this thing being worth it.
 

go go kid

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It’s a high bay light, it’s prob made for a specific fixture which has the ballast built in it. It seems outdated with all the high bay LED fixtures out now. Just send them a email and ask about the ballast. Seems like a hassle, if you are set on this style bulb, grab a integrated one, I can’t see hunting the driver for this thing being worth it.
well you learn somthing new each day, never herd of a fluro bulb fitting like that needing a ballast. it must have a listing in the specs sheet or on the package which mentions the ballast its compatable with, or should do
 

J232

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well you learn somthing new each day, never herd of a fluro bulb fitting like that needing a ballast. it must have a listing in the specs sheet or on the package which mentions the ballast its compatable with, or should do
You would think, I couldn’t find any info on a ballast or the fixture it fits. Obsolete is most likely why. If there was at least specs, you could just match up a ballast, same as a t5,t12 etc.. they are all the same, this is just a tube bent up, Straighten it out, prob a 2 foot t5 requiring like 30-40 volts and 2 amps, he’s hitting it with 110 volts and 13 plus amps.
 

J232

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Shit just solder the mogul onto the output of a 2x4 floro light ballast and plug it in, will light or it won’t. You were brave enough to give it 110 already. A cfl like that would require a strike voltage other then the operating voltage as well.
 
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Nixs

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well you learn somthing new each day, never herd of a fluro bulb fitting like that needing a ballast. it must have a listing in the specs sheet or on the package which mentions the ballast its compatable with, or should do
I'm confused too, I did a search & came up with This
 
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