Ballast Wiring Help

[Bob I]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

I don't bother with a quick disconnect for the connections between ballast and lamp. Once the ballast is connected you will rarely need to disconnect it anyways, you can use any old crimp-on butt connectors or the threaded wire nuts or stuff like that. But if you can get your hands on a quick-disconnect, go for it ... it's as fun as you make it, right?

Sure butt splices are fine, but then you have to go and buy a tool to crimp them. I just wired a ballast and had to use wirenuts because the correct tool is at my summer retreat which is 120 Kms away.