hooking up ballast

[Bob I]

Originally Posted by venkiw

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Low voltage will spike the current though the circuit to compensate for the low voltage. which will cause the fuse to blow in the circuit. If I find a blown fuse in the circuit, I'll know exactly what happened.

I have no vested interest in any of this, but I have a problem when statements are made that are patently wrong. Here is the basic formula I=E/R, with E being voltage., I is current, and R is resistance. Therefore, if E is low, then naturally I will also be low, and no current spike will occur.

I can only say with some confidence that a bad connection will not cause component failure, but a WRONG connection will.

I may have to ask some dumb question before I hire my next electrician.[/quote]