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Author Topic: Cleaning T5 Lights and Ballasts  (Read 5934 times)

Sunshine

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Cleaning T5 Lights and Ballasts
« on: September 16, 2014, 10:58:39 PM »
How often should T5 lights and ballasts be cleaned to keep their lumen output consistently optimal? Some illumination on the subject would be much appreciated.  ;)
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Re: Cleaning T5 Lights and Ballasts
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2014, 02:40:06 PM »
Not sure about the need to clean a ballast per say.. but T-5 bulbs should be replaced about every 6 months to maintain peak performance.  After this, they shift out of their intended spectrum and lose output. 
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Re: Cleaning T5 Lights and Ballasts
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2014, 03:34:59 PM »
Correction- By ballast I meant the reflector.
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Re: Cleaning T5 Lights and Ballasts
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2014, 06:51:11 PM »
My lights have been going for 12+ months now and they're still doing great.  Never cleaned them.  They could probably use some new bulbs though.
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