I did think about that but I haven’t tried it out yet. I think I might have put an LED bulb in before using the Shelly and it looked odd or something but it’s been a few years so I might need to try it now.
@@JoshsSmartHomeif you do switch it, make sure you remove the ballast as that is likely what the culprit is and find a bulb that runs directly off line voltage. The other option depending on what the bulb layout looks like is get a under cabinet style fixture and just wire it in. Look for some arcade refurbishment videos. They do it a lot for the marquee
Thanks this is really helpful, and maybe I'll use the correct terminology moving forward! I'll have to look into some of these and determine which option I want to go with.
I'm not electrician, but the way you have this wired are you controlling the power after the ballasts? If so why would you not control the power before the ballasts? That power would be a consistent 120V, and you would actually be reducing your power consumption at source before it goes into the ballasts. Just thinking about you inconsistent problem, if you adding the shelly after the ballasts, that could be interfering with the proper power that is supposed to be be sent to the florescent tube to fire causing it to flicker. Just my thoughts!
I have it before the ballast. I think it is the ballast draw that is my problem. I think I’m going to switch it out to LED when I have time and that will resolve the issue.
Thanks for watching! What dumb products should I try the Shelly on next?
Have you considered changing the fluorescent to LED?
I did think about that but I haven’t tried it out yet. I think I might have put an LED bulb in before using the Shelly and it looked odd or something but it’s been a few years so I might need to try it now.
@@JoshsSmartHomeif you do switch it, make sure you remove the ballast as that is likely what the culprit is and find a bulb that runs directly off line voltage. The other option depending on what the bulb layout looks like is get a under cabinet style fixture and just wire it in. Look for some arcade refurbishment videos. They do it a lot for the marquee
Thanks this is really helpful, and maybe I'll use the correct terminology moving forward! I'll have to look into some of these and determine which option I want to go with.
I was only 10 seconds in and thinking "WLED! Make that thing color changing!"
I love it! I’m not sure how that would show through the writing but it may make it fun
I'm not electrician, but the way you have this wired are you controlling the power after the ballasts? If so why would you not control the power before the ballasts? That power would be a consistent 120V, and you would actually be reducing your power consumption at source before it goes into the ballasts. Just thinking about you inconsistent problem, if you adding the shelly after the ballasts, that could be interfering with the proper power that is supposed to be be sent to the florescent tube to fire causing it to flicker. Just my thoughts!
I have it before the ballast. I think it is the ballast draw that is my problem. I think I’m going to switch it out to LED when I have time and that will resolve the issue.