Sourcing those inline 1A fuses and fuse holders was a bit of a challenge
I couldn’t grok exactly what you did, and my interest wasn’t piqued enough to really be interested.
But you did the thing and it had meaning for you, so that’s great. Keep on keeping on.
I won’t need updates, but share if you must.
10/10 dmc post tho
Are the fuses extra protection? The ballast bypass diagram I found didn’t mention it
Which one are the fuse holders? The black or white plastic pieces? The orange one look like twist connectors
The two white plastic parts are the fuse holders. From what I’ve read, the fuses are a safeguard against someone accidentally replacing one of the LED tubes with a fluorescent one. Putting a fluorescent light directly on mains power with no ballast could be pretty dangerous
That… is a good point. Would you mind sharing the diagram you used? I’ve got one I’ve been meaning to get to.
The diagram I originally referred to was on the packaging for the tubes I bought (GE Direct Wire 96" T8), but it’s basically this:
In my case (double-ended lamps, 6 ballast wires, right side of the diagram above) the fuse goes between the hot and the red/blue wires leading to the sockets. I’ve actually got two of them since the fixture has 4 tubes in it. Hope this helps!
Much obliged!
