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Old 10-11-2017, 12:30 AM
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I'm reasonably sure that inductive ballast = magnetic ballast. Also I'm pretty sure that 2 foot tubes with magnetic ballasts and starter thingies operate on the exact same principal as the 4 foot ones, probably the ballasts and starters would be rated differently. But there ARE 2 foot trigger start ones, that use the button to start them and NOT a starter

Ultimately what you need to do is find yourself some crusty old magnetic ballasts - OR - fake the effect.

Or, or... you could just buy a couple of these. Actually if you ebay 'magnetic ballast preheat' or 'preheat fluorescent ballast' there are a lot of things, mostly mini-ballasts that I'd almost say might do the trick and NOS ballasts that take starters. Thankfully the labels on the ballasts usually have the schematic drawn on them, so you can see when they need a starter or not.

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