Star Lights Revolution T8-18 User Manual
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3. With the lens & ballast cover removed, locate
the Fluorescent fixtures’ Ballast, Figure 3 .
4. Next, find the Positive (+) and the Negative (-)
wires, Figure 4 .
Hint
The Positive (+) and Negative (-) wires will, in
most cases, enter the fixture through the access
hole. One wire will be attached to the Ballast
Board, and the other will be attached to the Off/On
Switch.
5. After locating the Fluorescent fixtures Positive
(+) and the Negative (-) input wires, Figure 5
remove the fixtures Positive Switched Wire,
Figure 6, if attached with a Quick Disconnect
Terminal. Replace with the Quick Disconnect
Terminal that has been added to one of the ends
of the REV T8 LED TUBE LIGHT™ harness
as shown in Figure 6. If your fixture is not
equipped with a switch or has one that the wire
is not attached with a Quick Disconnect
Terminal than cut off the factory installed
terminal on the REV T8 LED TUBE LIGHT™
harness, then cut the Switched Power wire, strip
the wires and use the Wire Nut provided to make
the connection as shown in Figure 7.
To install 2 tubes in a double fixture the
installation is the similar, the only difference is
that you need to attach one end of each harness
to the ground wire using the supplied wire nut.
Cut the wire that has the spade connection,
leaving 2 inches of wire attached to the
connector. Replace one of the Quick Disconnect
Terminal to the switch and connect the two
harness ends and the spade connector end
together with the wire nut provided.
Fluorescent fixtures’ Ballast
Figure 3
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T8 Fluorescent Tube Fixture with Ballast Cover
Removed
Power Wire Ground Wire
Figure 4
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T8 Fluorescent Tube Fixture showing Input Positive
(+) Power and Negative (-) wires
Positive (+) Wire
Negative (-) Wire
Switch
Figure 5
- T8 Fluorescent Tube Fixture Showing (+) & (-)
Wires, as well as Switch (if unit is so equipped)
Positive (+) Switched Wire
New Wire Harness
Quick Disconnect Terminal on New harness
Figure 6
- Showing the New Harness Connected to switched
side of Power switch using the factory installed
terminal.
Positive (+) Switched Wire
Wire Nut
Figure 7
- Showing the New Harness Connected to switched
side of Power switch using supplied Wire Nut.