I have a 3 bulb flourescent light that had two magnetic ballasts and I want to replace it with a T-8. What is baffling me is that from one set of sockets on one side there are 6 wires, 4 blue and 2 red and on the opposite side there are only 4 wires, 2 red and 2 yellow. How do I hook up this new type of ballast with the wire arrangement that I have? Thank you very much for your assistance. dave

Open the light remove ballast go to hardware store get a new replacement. Take pictures so you know how to rewrite it.

Very few flourescent lights have "starters" these days. If it does have a starter, it will be a visible cylindrical object usually located at either end of the fixture. More likely it's the ballast that is bad. Turn off the power and remove the cover to the fixture. The ballast will have a lot of wires coming out ot it. Take note as to where all the wires are attached, remove it, and take it to a hardware store or Lowes or Home Depot to get a replacement. Make sure it is an _exact_ replacement. Sometimes it's easier and cheaper just to replace the entire fixture as some of the older ballasts are expensive due to there being replaced by newer technology.

There is nothing wrong with the switch or your wiring. The Leviton R01-PR180-1LI is not designed to work with flourescent lights. A lot of electronic controls will bleed through a small voltage when in the "OFF" state. It's just enough voltage to make the ballast in the flourescent light try to fire but not enough to let it fire the way it is supposed too.

What you need is a motion switch that is rated for flourescent lights, such as this :-( :
http://www.smarthome.com/2520W/Leviton-ODS10-IDW-Commercial-Grade-Wall-Mounted-Occupancy-Sensor-White/p.aspx

even if its a new slim-line unit(T-8 or T-5) and covered from stove smoke,grease,etc. the electronic ballast can go bad, or the contacts on the lamps socket can get dirty from the stoves use

What you do is cut the wires from the old ballast that feed to the fixture end connectors then 'wire nut' the new ballast wires to the old wires.

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is there a ballast or a starter? if there is a starter (little silver metal or white plastic can), then replace the transformer inside the lamp housing. if there is a ballast (long black rectangle with many wires) and you replaced that and the lamp, then there must be a power drain in the unit somewhere.

i believe thats a magnetic ballast couldn't find it on the net... but anyway use a magnetic type dimmer for a magnetic ballast and an electronic flourescent ballast dimmer for the same..

probably not defective bulbs. Flourescents use either a starter and transformer or a ballast. When lights are weak, could be either. Very simple to change too. One other thing, could be connections that go into the lamp holders. If not good connections, light will be dim. On a stretch, if unit is located in an area that us lower than about 50 degrees, this could cause them to be dim. Check ratings on ballast/ starter and transformer. Finally, if voltage is either too high or too low, this could be a dimming problem too. If it has worked in the past, and this is a current problem, then chances are it's not the voltage but may want to check it anyway to eliminate that possibility.

The dimmer you purchase needs to be compatable with the ballasts of the C.F. light. A compact flourescent potlight has a ballast, if your replacing incandescent bulbs with compact flourecent lamps
you still need a flourescent dimmer. Remember a ballast is like a transformer! If you compact flourecent fixture has a ballast by Lutron. then you need a lutron dimmer as there ballasts are not officially compatable with other dimmers, allthough I've seen them work. My advise is buy Pass & Seymour (Legrand) or Leviton.