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> The problem with those Lights of America things is that they don't have a
> normal ballast, they've got a transformer in the end and then some transistors
> and such in the middle. I found that they kill bulbs quickly and the fixture
> itself doesn't last long. Really, I don't know anyone who's had good
> experience with electronic ballasts. Anybody out there use 'em with luck?
Yes, but "Lights of America" makes absolutely the shittiest electronic
ballast in the history of humanity. Advance, Mororola and Panasonic all
make perfectly reasonable eballasts. They will prolong lamp useful
lifetime, not shorten it, and will give you somewhat more light for
slightly less power.
Craig