ffemt4660 Member Member May 27, 2010 131 3 36 East Freedom,PA Jul 16, 2010 #1 i got a set of tir6s of here and was told they were passive, but they say ballast on the stickers, is there any way to tell, between them.
i got a set of tir6s of here and was told they were passive, but they say ballast on the stickers, is there any way to tell, between them.
ChargerLighting Member May 21, 2010 1,591 316 45 Berlin, MI, 48002 Jul 16, 2010 #2 Put positive & negative power to them (12 VDC). If they light up brightly; they are passive. If they are very dim or don't come on at all, they are ballast. I've had TIR6's before that said ballast on them but they worked with positive & negative power.
Put positive & negative power to them (12 VDC). If they light up brightly; they are passive. If they are very dim or don't come on at all, they are ballast. I've had TIR6's before that said ballast on them but they worked with positive & negative power.
opskmallory Member New Member Jun 14, 2010 161 0 43 Utah Jul 18, 2010 #3 I was under the impression that the only ballast powered 500 series were LIN8s and that all TIR6 and LIN6s were passive. But I could be wrong.
I was under the impression that the only ballast powered 500 series were LIN8s and that all TIR6 and LIN6s were passive. But I could be wrong.