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2 Lamp Rapid Start Ballast Diagram

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How to Replace 2 Lamp Rapid Start Ballast with Instant Start

 2 Lamp Rapid Start Ballast Replaced with Instant Start Diagram

1. Connect each of the individual blue wires from the instant start ballast to each pair of the lampholder individual wires (red and blue).
2. Connect the common red wire from the instant start ballast to the yellow pair of lampholder common wires.

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