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4 Lamp Rapid Start Ballast Diagram

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4 lamp rapid start magnetic ballasts should be replaced with one 4 lamp instant start electronic ballast. Each lampholder has four separate connections.

1. Connect each of the individual blue wires from the instant start ballast to each pair of the lampholder individual wires (red and blue) of lamps 1 and 2.
2. Connect each of the individual red wires from the instant start ballast to each pair of the lampholder individual wires (red and blue) of lamps 3 and 4.
3. Connect one of the common yellow wires from the instant start ballast to the yellow pair of lampholder common wires of lamps 1 and 2. Connect the other common yellow wire from the instant start ballast to the yellow pair of lampholder common wires of lamps 3 and 4.

       4 Lamp Rapid Start Ballast Replaced with Instant Start Diagram

How to Replace 4 Lamp Rapid Start Ballast with Instant Start

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Ballasts

Replace 1 Lamp Rapid Start with 2 Lamp Instant Start

Replace 1 Lamp Rapid Start with 2 Lamp Rapid Start

Replace 2 Lamp Instant Start

Replace 2 Lamp Rapid Start with Instant Start

Replace Alternate 2 Lamp Rapid Start with Instant Start

Replace 2 Lamp Rapid Start

Replace 3 Lamp Instant Start

Replace 3 Lamp Two Instant Start with One Instant Start

Replace 3 Lamp Rapid Start with Instant Start

Replace 3 Lamp Two Rapid Start with One Instant Start

Replace 3 Lamp Programmed Start with Instant Start

Replace 3 Lamp Programmed Start with Rapid Start

Replace 4 Lamp Instant Start

Replace 4 Lamp Two Rapid Start with One Instant Start

Replace 4 Lamp Rapid Start with Instant Start

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