FLUORESCENT FIXTURES
SWITCHING TO
ELECTRONIC BALLASTS
Fluorescent lighting fixture manufacturers have
started producing fixtures without the standard
magnetic (energy-saving) ballasts and are replacing
these with electronic ballasts that are more efficient
and less noisy.
Mercury Lighting Products, Yaun Company’s
main supplier of fluorescent fixtures, has
announced that the “old standby” 2x4 drop-in
fixtures (for t-bar ceiling and recessed applications)
will be coming through with electronic ballasts.
The new mod e l numbe rs wil l b e :
MLP35E2320CT9AELB for the 2-lamp fixture and
MLP35E4320CT9AELB for the 4-lamp fixture.
The fixtures will have the same prismatic lens as
before
How does this affect our electrical customers?
The biggest change involves the lamps that are
used with these fixtures. The “old standby” fixtures
used the F40CW lamps where the new fixtures
require the F32T8 bulbs. When customers call in to
order these new fixtures, the new lamps will
automatically show on our order-taker’s screen as a
reminder to send the correct ones.
Yaun Co. now has the electronic ballast fixtures
in stock so on your next order for 2x4 drop-ins you
will be receiving the new fixtures.