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redfishsc
06/22/2010, 08:20 PM
I have an M59 magnetic ballast I'm helping a friend rig up. This is a ballast out of a shop light.


We have the original metal (thick iron) box the ballast came in and he'd like to mount it remotely (ie, not in the canopy) to conserve space. He'd like to put it on the floor.

How long can the leads from the ballast to the socket be? And what gauge wire should we use? I assume 16AWG stranded, or should we go bigger?

There are kids in his house, so for the ballast-to-socket leads could we use a thick extension cord and just splice the wires in it, to keep things clean and have the added insulation?

Thanks!!!

Matt