Q: My home is about 20 years old. My problem is with the lights in the kitchen. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. When I turn on the switch, the light flickers or just partially lights. I ...

When your fluorescent light flickers or makes a loud and annoying hum, a degrading ballast could be the cause. Replacing a ballast is easier than you think, but ballasts can be expensive, so consider ...

Q: I have two overhead fluorescent light fixtures – one in the kitchen ceiling and one in the laundry room – that are not working properly. After the switch has been turned on, the light bulbs may ...

Electronic ballasts used in fluorescent lighting systems can experience high failure rates, due to the fact that the ballast manufacturer may not have considered all failure mechanisms or provided ...

A ballast is the circuit element that limits the electric current or provides a starting voltage, as in fluorescent lighting fixtures.In fluorescent lighting fixtures, the ballast is the transformer ...

MILPITAS, Calif. & BIEL, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zilog ®, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IXYS Corporation (NAS: IXYS) and a pioneer supplier of application-specific, embedded microcontroller (MCU ...

Zilog Announces New "ZAURA™ RF Fluorescent Ballast Reference Design" Featuring Advanced Wireless Technology MCU-Based Energy-Saving Lighting System with Wireless Digital Connectivity MILPITAS, Calif. ...