Ballasts for lamps and LEDs
Ballasts for lamps and LEDs Fluorescent tubes, as well as other types of discharge lamps, are not suitable for direct connection to the power grid. The ballasts are then used in combination with the starters to light the lamps. Conventional fluorescents and discharge lamps do not work without ballasts and must always be connected to them. For fluorescent tubes, the third generation of ballasts is currently used. Also know that even with LED technology, we also use "ballasts" called drivers in this case. In general, there are 2 types of ballasts: · Conventional ballasts, and the economic version · Electronic ballasts Conventional ballasts: Since 2017, only energy class A2 ballasts are installed. For the next few years, conventional ballasts may no longer be sold in the EU because they do not meet the growing requirements for energy efficiency. Like incandescent ...