T5 lighting/electrical expert needed

okay what out put voltage do t5 ballast operate on?

can 2 leads from a t12 overdrive a 54w t5 bulb with successful increase of light while keeping the lumen ration?

can a 40w t12 ballast power a 39w t5 bulb?

does anyone got any goo info on flouro ballasts and overdriving them?

I would just get a T5 ballast for a decent price at say Homo Depo

overclock them if you want.

you can buy a fully automatic fire extinguisher on line for about £60 ($96).

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does anyone know what the out put voltage of a t5 ballast is on a lead?

Me personally would not go over the max watt rating of the ballast.for an example:55 watt rated ballast,I would only hook up one 54 watt t5 bulb.I do not care for overclocking anything,even cpu's but that is just me.

i dont have a t5 ballast but i know if 40w t12 can run a 39w t5 thats a 1500 lumen difference and i dont think that would be really considered "overdriving" this would be great if could just buy a bunch of 3ft t5 bulbs all i need to know is the voltage output(from t5 ballast) then i can check the rating on the bulbs and the dozens of electronic t12 ballasts i have in the basement

I have t8 ballasts at 40w dual per tube. I can put the lower wattage t5...30 something watts I can't remember exactly... into these four foot t8 fixtures. The t8's I believe are 1 and 1/2" tube and the t5 tubes are 1". Do they still make t12's?

what is the mfg and model # of your t12 ballasts? out of curiousity.

NM to what i was saying anyways they are some chinese brand nx yuig or somthing.. um they are electronic and can run t8 they say. according to the specs i have read so far there is no reason i have seen why a 40w t12 ballast cant run a 39w t5 bulb

Provided that the voltage is approximately the same the bulb will only draw the amount of current that it's rated for. The tubes that came with those ballasts were 40w. Do the t5's fit the slot?

Is there a t5 in the same lenth as the former t12 tubes available.

http://www.1000bulbs.com/product/5307/SOCK-L420B.html
I would just hook one up and do a test run.but imho this is better https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=132787&page=50

voltage=wattage/amps

polyarcturus said:

....over clock? do you know anything? actually let rephrase FUCK YOU!

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polyarcturus said:

no they dont fit the slot. stupid fuck ...

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with an attitude like this,why would anyone help you?

Overdriving Fluorescent Lights

This is the only real safe way to do it.

Basically, you are just taking a ballast meant to run 2 bulbs and only running 1 on it. The ballast really should match the bulbs.

thx man but i dropped it got a good deal on CL. 50$ for a 4ft 4 bulb t5. yeah i read that article im thinking about overdriving 54w t5 to 80w with a t12 ballast. this is what most people are doing .

mrmadcow said:

with an attitude like this,why would anyone help you?

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i did ask for an expert, not someone who did not know a 39w t5 wouldnt fit in a 40w t12 fixture.

I am an expert. I told you that the bulb would only draw the amperage that it was designed to and t8's and t5's are the same voltage. I found t5's that fit my t8 slots so why wouldn't I ask.

i dont know im gonna gove the 3ft t5ho a go with some 40w ballasts when i get the chance could save alot of people alot of money not having to but a t5 fixture but rather just the bulbs with some electrical conclusion.

i had come to the same conclusion as you they are designed to draw the amount watts/amps/volts they draw. the key differences where in the way some ballasts start but i think i will not have any problems using a 39w bulb with a t12 ballast

sonar said:

Overdriving Fluorescent Lights

This is the only real safe way to do it.

Basically, you are just taking a ballast meant to run 2 bulbs and only running 1 on it. The ballast really should match the bulbs.

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....this works well ..i tried it right after i saw the you-tube vid!