NOTE: As someone gently told me, it's not neon tubes but fluorescent ones. So I let your replace it while reading it.
I have a setup with two neons, in « U » shape, controlled by a ballast that has… failed or something. Now, both neon flicks and, kind of a black oil sort of thing sunk from the ballast.
So I went to the store with a picture of the setup
and he gave me the ballast
.
I'm not quite sure on how to connect existing fixture to new electronic ballast. As once I'll remove old ballast, fixture still have 1 yellow, 1 white and 1 black plus 2 reds and 2 blues wires. And, the electronic balast, 1 black, 1 white, 2 blues and 1 red wires.
What is the good setup?
I kind of feel like if it's not the good ballast for my installation.
Best Answer
It’s completely the wrong ballast, who sold this???? Never shop there again. Wow!
That ballast is an instant-start type for huge 8’ long tubes (2438.4 mm).
The ballast you want is the very common dual F40T12. And you want a rapid-start or programmed-start type, as that will have the same exact wiring as you already have.